Sri Lanka protesters announced the end of the government buildings, but pledged to continue their efforts to depose the President and the Prime Minister.
We are withdrawing from the Presidential Palace, the Prime Minister's office is peaceful and effective immediately, but will continue the struggle, the representative of Sri Lanka protest today said.
Omalpe Sobitha, a leading Buddhist monk who supported the protest, previously called for the delivery of the President of the President over 200 years to the government and ensured the artwork, the valuable creation were preserved.
This building is a national treasure and it needs to be protected, Mr. Sobitha said.
Sri Lanka protesters in the Prime Minister's office in Colombo on July 13.
The protesters flooded the presidential palace over the weekend, causing Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa to evacuate.
The protesters yesterday continued to seize the office of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesingh.
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The protesters also tried to rush into the National Assembly building but failed.
The main hospital in the capital Colombo said about 85 people were hospitalized for injury on July 13, while a man suffocated because he was spicy spray at the Prime Minister's office.
President Rajapaksa and his wife and two bodyguards yesterday came to the Maldives with a military plane and was expected to go to Singapore.
The Sri Lanka National Assembly is scheduled to meet on July 15 and the new president will be elected on July 20.
The Rajapaksa family and allies were accused of making wrong policies, pushing the island nation into the worst economic crisis since independence in 1948.
After the protesters flooded the mansion, President Sri Lanka tried to board the plane to UAE, USA and India but both failed.
After the wave of protest, President Rajapaksa announced his resignation, Sri Lanka would have to quickly fill the empty space and find solutions for the crisis.