Protes Krisis, Demonstran Dirikan Tenda di Dekat Kantor Presiden Sri Lanka

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Protes Krisis, Demonstran Dirikan Tenda di Dekat Kantor Presiden Sri Lanka

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Kamis, 14 Apr 2022 03:00 WIB

Sri Lanka - Demonstran mendirikan tenda di dekat kantor Presiden Sri Lanka Gotabaya Rajapaksa di Kolombo. Lokasi ini menjadi titik fokus protes nasional.

A demonstrator sleeps inside a tent at a protest area, dubbed the Gota-Go village, where people are gathering in opposition to Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa near the Presidential Secretariat, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 12, 2022. Picture taken April 11, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

Seorang demonstran mendirikan tenda di dekat kantor Presiden Sri Lanka Gotabaya Rajapaksa, di Kolombo, Selasa, (12/4/2022).

A demonstrator sleeps inside a tent at a protest area, dubbed the Gota-Go village, where people are gathering in opposition to Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa near the Presidential Secretariat, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 12, 2022. Picture taken April 11, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

Lokasi kamp ini kemudian berkembang menjadi titik fokus protes nasional. Area ini kini dijuluki dengan desa Gota-Go.

A demonstrator sleeps inside a tent at a protest area, dubbed the Gota-Go village, where people are gathering in opposition to Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa near the Presidential Secretariat, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 12, 2022. Picture taken April 11, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

Ribuan orang telah turun ke jalan-jalan terdekat dan di seluruh negeri dalam beberapa hari terakhir untuk menyerukan Presiden Rajapaksa mundur.

A demonstrator sleeps inside a tent at a protest area, dubbed the Gota-Go village, where people are gathering in opposition to Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa near the Presidential Secretariat, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 12, 2022. Picture taken April 11, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

Sri Lanka mengalami krisis ekonomi terparah sejak memperoleh kemerdekaan dari Inggris pada tahun 1948.

A demonstrator sleeps inside a tent at a protest area, dubbed the Gota-Go village, where people are gathering in opposition to Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa near the Presidential Secretariat, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 12, 2022. Picture taken April 11, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

Negara ini mengalami kekurangan pangan, lonjakan harga-harga, dan pemadaman listrik.

A demonstrator sleeps inside a tent at a protest area, dubbed the Gota-Go village, where people are gathering in opposition to Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa near the Presidential Secretariat, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 12, 2022. Picture taken April 11, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

Permasalahan di Sri Lanka terjadi karena cadangan mata uang asingnya hampir habis. Hal itu berarti, negara ini tidak mampu membayar impor makanan pokok dan bahan bakar yang berdampak pada kelangkaan dan harga yang tinggi.

A demonstrator sleeps inside a tent at a protest area, dubbed the Gota-Go village, where people are gathering in opposition to Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa near the Presidential Secretariat, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 12, 2022. Picture taken April 11, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

Pemerintah menyalahkan pandemi yang menghentikan kunjungan turis, yakni penghasil mata uang asing negara tersebut. Namun, banyak ahli mengatakan salah urus ekonomi ialah penyebabnya.

Protes Krisis, Demonstran Dirikan Tenda di Dekat Kantor Presiden Sri Lanka
Protes Krisis, Demonstran Dirikan Tenda di Dekat Kantor Presiden Sri Lanka
Protes Krisis, Demonstran Dirikan Tenda di Dekat Kantor Presiden Sri Lanka
Protes Krisis, Demonstran Dirikan Tenda di Dekat Kantor Presiden Sri Lanka
Protes Krisis, Demonstran Dirikan Tenda di Dekat Kantor Presiden Sri Lanka
Protes Krisis, Demonstran Dirikan Tenda di Dekat Kantor Presiden Sri Lanka
Protes Krisis, Demonstran Dirikan Tenda di Dekat Kantor Presiden Sri Lanka


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