The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce has expressed alarm by the violent attacks on protesters outside Temple Trees and at Galle Face yesterday.
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce called on the government and the armed forces to take immediate action to prevent peaceful demonstrators being attacked.
They called for an impartial investigation to be carried out to identify those responsible and hold them accountable.
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce added failure to take immediate action to protect the fundamental rights of citizens will result in grave repercussions on the maintenance of law and order and disrupt the on-going initiatives to resolve the serious economic and political crises faced by the country.
