A one-man committee has been appointed to look into the violent clashes which erupted in the Katunayake FTZ yesterday, Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said toda. He said that the task has been assigned to former Supreme Court Judge Mahanama Tillakaratne as instructed by the President.
Minister of Mass Media and Information revealed that the committee has been instructed to submit its report to the President within a period of 05 days. Appropriate action will be taken against the individuals found guilty, through the information received in the report, Rambukwella stated "if found (through the report) that the workers had been pressures in any manner, we will not hesitate to take strong decisions regarding them.” Over 50 factory employees and around 10 police officers, including a DIG, were injured yesterday following a tense situation.