Chinese employees working at ‘Tissawewa’ project not People’s Liberation Army:Defense Ministry

The Embassy of China in Sri Lanka has affirmed that the employees engaged in the ongoing project to remove silt in the ‘Tissawewa’ tank in Tissamaharamaya, are not members of the People’s Liberation Army and it is the respective overseas company’s overall uniform entitled to the staffers, the Defense Ministry said.

The Embassy has affirmed it following a query made by Defence Secretary Gen. Kamal Gunaratne (Retd).

The Defense Secretary has informed the Embassy to educate the respective employer to refrain its employees from wearing the controversial military style camouflage uniforms in future and has also informed the local private company to avoid the recurrence of such action henceforth.

He has directed the Southern Province Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police to thwart any further attempt of such nature.

The ongoing project to remove silt in the ‘Tissawewa’ tank in Tissamaharamaya, run by a private company, manning Chinese employees who were reportedly wearing controversial military style camouflage uniforms has been highlighted in the media.