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It was Security Council’s decision - Brigadier Jayaweera
Jul 12, 201602:35 PM
The decision to replace the part of military security detail of former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa with police personnel was taken by the Security Council, Military Spokesman Brigadier Jayanath Jayaweera says.
“This decision was taken after considering the peaceful situation in the country at the moment,” he added.
He also said that the replaced STF personnel are trained for VIP security.
Almost half of the military security detail of the former Defence Secretary was replaced with the Special Task Force (STF). Gotabaya Rajapaksa told Ada Derana that 25 out of 50 military detail provided for his security was replaced with the STF personnel as of this morning (12).
