U.S. Embassy Issues Statement on Weliweriya Incident

The U.S. Embassy is concerned about the violence in yesterday’s protest in Weliweriya, and urges the Government of Sri Lanka to respect the rights of people to protest peacefully, and urges restraint from all sides.

Source: Embassy of The United States of America in Sri lanka, 02/08/2013: http://srilanka.usembassy.gov/st-2aug2013.html