
The Prime Minister has ordered Police to take action in terms of the International Convenant on Civil and Political Rights Act (ICCPR) and the Emergency regulations against persons involved in acts of violence, the Prime Minister’s office said in a statement yesterday. The statement said police and security forces have intervened and brought the situation under control following the acts of violence on May 12 and 13 and groups of opportunists responsible for the violence have been arrested and remanded after being produced in courts.