Sri Lanka Police said that it does not enforce road closures to facilitate VIP vehicle movements.
DIG Traffic and Road Safety Range Indika Hapugoda made this statement in response to journalists’ questions regarding a viral video showing a road in Colombo being closed by Police to facilitate a VIP convoy.
“This is not a recent incident. I believe the footage is from several years ago,” he said.
He further clarified that the police are aware of the video and reiterated that roads are not closed for any VIP vehicular movement. (Newswire)