COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s police minister resigned on Monday following allegations he tried to shield a private security firm under investigation for gun running and money laundering.
Law and Order Minister Tilak Marapana said he quit to protect the government of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe who was under intense pressure from cabinet colleagues to sack him.
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