{"id":160289,"date":"2016-04-06T02:03:30","date_gmt":"2016-04-05T20:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=160289"},"modified":"2016-04-06T12:05:21","modified_gmt":"2016-04-06T06:35:21","slug":"namal-demands-reason-for-mrs-security-reduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/namal-demands-reason-for-mrs-security-reduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Namal Demands Reason For MR&#8217;s Security Reduction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Namal+Rajapaksa&amp;x=6&amp;y=5\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Namal Rajapaksa<\/span><\/a>, the eldest son of former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Mahinda+Rajapaksa&amp;x=8&amp;y=5\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mahinda Rajapaksa<\/span><\/a>, has demanded to know on what grounds did the government clip the security detail provided to his father.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/namal-has-no-inhibitions-about-discussing-his-lucrative-business-deals\/namal-and-mahinda\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-135225\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-135225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Namal-and-Mahinda-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Namal and Mahinda\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Namal-and-Mahinda-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Namal-and-Mahinda.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\u201cAs security deteriorates, how can the government justify removing Army protection of President Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka\u2019s only leader to end the brutal terrorist war?,\u201d Namal queried in a tweet.<\/p>\n<p>His call for explanation comes after the security detail of the former President was pruned, with army personnel assigned to him, being replaced by police personnel.<\/p>\n<p>While no formal reason was given for the change in the security detail, it is learnt that a decision was taken at a higher level to replace all army personnel with police personnel, although the number of personnel who provide security for Rajapaksa will remain the same.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, the joint opposition claimed that the former president&#8217;s life was in danger and in the event anything unwarranted happened to him, the government must take responsibility. 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