Round-Up  And Arrest Of Army Deserters  Starts

The Army headquarters announced that with the end of the General Amnesty, law enforcement authorities will begin island-wide operations to apprehend military deserters.

The General Amnesty extended to Army deserters resulted in a total of 11,358 Army deserters had reported to their respective Regiments seeking legal discharge during the General Amnesty period.

Followed by the general amnesty extended ended at midnight, yesterday (23). Law enforcement authorities scheduled to start island-wide operations to apprehend military deserters, said the Army Media Spokesperson Major General Roshan Seneviratne.