欲平息社會動亂 斯里蘭卡代理總統宣布進入緊急狀態

根據17日晚間發布的政府公告,斯里蘭卡代理總統威克瑞米辛赫(Ranil Wickremesinghe)宣布國家進入緊急狀態。政府正尋求平息社會動亂,並解決國家的經濟危機。然而,示威群眾希望威克瑞米辛赫與流亡總統一同下台,此舉恐將掀起進一步動盪。

COLOMBO, SRI LANKA - JULY 14. An armed Sri Lanka Police Special Task Force personnel stands guard at the gate of the colonial building that is the Prime Ministerâs office at Flower Road in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 14 July 2022., Sri Lanka, 14 July 2022. Protestors forcibly entered the Prime Ministerâs office yesterday, similar to what they did earlier to the Presidentâs House and the Prime Ministerâs official residence Temple Trees. This was followed by hundreds of inquisitive people entering and vandalizing the places. With President Gotabaya Rajapaksa leaving the island Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe took over as Acting President and declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew yesterday (13 July), which was lifted at 5.00 this morning and again re-imposed at 12 noon today. Following requests from several quarters the protestors agree to hand over the premises to the authorities. (Photo by M.A.Pushpa Kumara/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
根據17日晚間發布的政府公告,斯里蘭卡代理總統威克瑞米辛赫(Ranil Wickremesinghe)宣布國家進入緊急狀態。(資料照/Getty Images)

政府公告寫道:「為了公共安全、維持公共秩序以及確保對社區生活至關重要的物資供給和服務,這麼做是權宜之計。」

斯國總統拉賈帕克薩(Gotabaya Rajapaksa)已逃往海外,以躲避反政府民眾的起義。他曾說自己已採取「一切可能的措施」,來避免席捲這個島國的經濟危機。

一周前,數以十萬計反政府抗議群眾走上首都可倫坡街頭,並且占領總統官邸和辦公室。拉賈帕克薩被迫逃離斯里蘭卡,飛往馬爾地夫,最後落腳新加坡。他的辭呈15日已獲國會批准。

斯里蘭卡國會16日舉行會議,以展開遴選新總統的進程。與此同時,一批燃料運抵斯里蘭卡,為這個飽受危機衝擊的國家提供一些緩解。

外界認為,代理總統威克瑞米辛赫有可能接任總統職位,但示威群眾當初是希望他與前總統一同下台。因此選舉的結果,恐將掀起斯里蘭卡進一步的動盪。

編輯:秦穎雯

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