The Sri Lankan government has announced that it will pay those who return missing firearms, which have disappeared since the end of the armed conflict, as well as offering a general amnesty.
Sri Lanka’s Defence Ministry Secretary Karunasena Hettiarachchi said “legal action will not be taken against anyone who comes forward with illegal firearms”.
The government stated it will pay up to Rs. 25,000 for those who return revolvers or T-56 weapons and Rs. 10,000 for pistols.
Mr Hettiarachchi said that 900 weapons that had been recovered from the LTTE during the armed conflict had initially gone missing, with approximately 200 such weapons still yet to be located.
Sri Lanka’s Defence Ministry Secretary Karunasena Hettiarachchi said “legal action will not be taken against anyone who comes forward with illegal firearms”.
The government stated it will pay up to Rs. 25,000 for those who return revolvers or T-56 weapons and Rs. 10,000 for pistols.
Mr Hettiarachchi said that 900 weapons that had been recovered from the LTTE during the armed conflict had initially gone missing, with approximately 200 such weapons still yet to be located.