Sri Lanka’s president declared a state of emergency on Friday giving sweeping powers to security forces a day after hundreds tried to storm his house in anger over an unprecedented economic crisis. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa invoked the tough laws allowing the military to arrest and detain suspects for long periods without trial as demonstrations calling for his ouster spread across the South Asian nation. The emergency was declared for “protection of public order and the maintenance of…
Source: Sri Lanka declares state of emergency as street protests spread amid unprecedented economic crisis
