The Ministry of Defense says that the statement made by Deputy Minister Nalin Hewage at the District Development Committee meeting that the Defense Secretary has recommended the removal of the military camp from the Galle Fort is false.
The Deputy Minister said that the naval camp and the police are sufficient to provide security to Galle and that military security is not needed. He further stated that all state institutions in the Galle Fort will be removed and given to investors.
However, the Ministry of Defense emphasizes that the Defense Secretary has not made a recommendation to remove the military camp.
Deputy Minister Nalin Hewage had previously said that when the National People’s Power took over the country, there was $20 million in the treasury. At the subsequent press conference to announce cabinet decisions, Minister Nalinda Jayatissa corrected that statement and confirmed that there was an amount in excess of 5 billion dollars in the treasury at that time.