Colombo 17 August : Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has decided not to extend an emergency state of emergency that was declared during the anti-government protests his office has announced on Wednesday.In the wake of the improvement of the situation, Wickremesinghe believes there is no need to extend the measures the presidential office said in an announcement.
The emergency state of emergency grants broad powers for security forces to arrest according to dpa news agency.
The ban has been in effect for a month, and is scheduled to expire on Thursday.
In the midst of the ongoing recession, Sri Lanka witnessed months of massive demonstrations in opposition to the government as well as the ensuing destruction of various important structures last month that eventually resulted in the resignation of the former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
Wickremesinghe was selected to be his replacement in the parliamentary vote on the 20th of July.
He has in some ways addressed the shortages of fuel and gas, and has restored some political stability The protests have since largely died out.
Sri Lanka still faces an unprecedented economic crisis.It is currently engaged in negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to secure a bailout plan.
