Sri Lanka's Prime Minister And Acting President Orders Military To Do 'Whatever Is Necessary' To Restore Order

 

BBC: Sri Lanka PM tells military to do whatever necessary to restore order 

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has told the military to do "whatever is necessary to restore order" after protesters stormed his office on Wednesday. 

Mr Wickremesinghe has been appointed acting president by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who has fled the country. 

But the decision to leave him in charge triggered further protests demanding that the prime minister must also go. Sri Lanka has been suffering from its worst economic crisis in decades. 

Many blame the Rajapaksa administration for the crisis and see Mr Wickremesinghe, who became prime minister in May, as part of the problem.  

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