8018 tri-forces personnel surrender during amnesty

8018 tri forces personnel surrender during general amnesty

by Staff Writer 13-02-2020 | 10:22 AM
Colombo (News 1st) - According to the Ministry of Defense, a total of 8018 tri forces personnel surrendered themselves to their respective camps during the 7 day general amnesty period that was announced by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The amnesty period which commenced on the 5th of this month, ended yesterday. According to Army Spokesperson Brig. Chandana Wickramasinghe 7 army officers and 6097 army personnel suffered during the amnesty period. 773 navy personnel surrendered during the amnesty period while a total of 1147 Airforce personnel including 6 officers surrendered during the period.