A General Amnesty Period has been announced from 25th of April to 06th of May to handover all illegal firearms in possession with civilians according to Defense Secretary Karunasena Hettiarachchi.The civilians can handover illegal firearms in their possession to the nearest police station,divisional secretariat or district secretariat the Defense Secretary has stated during a press briefing held yesterday(21) at the Media Center for National Security in Colombo.
A cash rewards of Rs.25,000 for T-56 weapons,Rs.10,000 for revolvers and pistols and Rs.5000 for Galkatas and Shot Guns will be offered for those who handed over the illegal firearms in their possession he has stressed.
After the Amnesty Period an island wide raids are due to carryout to seize illegal firearms it has been reported.
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