The President and the Cabinet of Ministers will stand up for the District Forest Officer of Gampaha, who refused to bend the laws to construct a playground in a mangrove land in Negombo, says Cabinet Spokesperson Minister Bandula Gunawardana.
He stated this addressing the media briefing held this morning (13) to announce Cabinet decisions.
The government always stands up for public servants who act according to the law, the minister said continued.
A video of the said female District Forest Officer went viral in social media as she stood her ground and refused to break the law to construct a Volleyball playground in a land with a high density of mangroves in Negombo, despite the pressurization from State Minister of Fisheries and Inland Fisheries Industry Sanath Nishantha.
