Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said the government would take tough measures to nab the terrorist elements who were responsible for recent incidents in several parts of the country.
He said the government was responsible to ensure the secuirty of all citizens of the country and would give maximum punishment to those criminals who were involved the murder of a policeman in Puttalam.
Stressing that the public taking the law into their hands is not the answer he said: “Surrounding military camps by a group of people in the night is a serious violation of the law. Persons involved in terrorist activities might have got into this group of people and they would have acquired weapons in the camps if they entered it.
He also said the Sri Lankan Security Forces who eliminated one of the most ruthless terrorist groups in the world can face any challenge to maintain law and order.