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President to appoint high-level panel on Aluthgama incident
Jun 21, 201401:46 PM
President Mahinda Rajapaksa today said that he will be appointing a high-level panel to inquire into the recent disturbances in Aluthgama and Beruwala areas.
“I will be appointing a high-level panel to inquire into recent disturbances,” the President said in his official Twitter and Facebook accounts.
At least two persons died and over 40 other were injured following religious clashes in Aluthgama and Beruwala last week.
The President had visited the area after arriving from Bolivia and assured that the Government will investigate the incidents. “We will conduct an impartial inquiry,” he had said in Beruwala.
He had also declared that the Government will rebuild homes and businesses destroyed in Aluthgama, Beruwala and Dharga town.
