Police chief quits in aftermath of riots

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THURSDAY, 02 JUNE 2011

By Supun Dias

Two days after the violent clashes between the police and protesting garment workers of the Katunayake Free Trade Zone, Police Chief Mahinda Balasuriya tendered his retirement papers to the President yesterday, presidential media spokesman Bandula Jayasekera said.

He said Dr. Balasuriya would be on leave from today until his retirement on June 18.

Senior DIG (Administration) N.K. Illangakoon will overlook duties until a new appointment is made.

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Informations

Katunayake (කටුනායක in Sinhala, கட்டுநாயக்க in Tamil), is a town situated on the west coast of the island of Sri Lanka near Negombo and close to the commercial capital of Colombo. It is the site ofBandaranaike International Airport, the primary international air gateway to Sri Lanka. With the change of government in 1977 and the introduction of the open economy policy a large area was allocated to create a free trade zone (currently known as the Export Promotion Zone). This created a large amount of job opportunities for the local youth and has contributed substantially towards the country’s economy

~ par Alain Bertho sur 2 juin 2011.

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