they are peers and rivals with one daring goal to outsmart nature. one of the most insightful discoveries in the history of mankind. more life starts may 28th on d w. this is dede avenues, asia coming up to date. the crisis in sri lanka has entered a dangerous new phase. troops have been ordered to shoot to kill, but protested, showing no signs of backing down. violence fled after peaceful demonstrators were attacked by pro government support. as the president has appealed for moderation and has been listed calls to step down. but why are people demanding his ouster? we look at how of go toby at odds, are just family, has dominated top posts in the government. and why people are fed up with their

rule. ah, i british energy, welcome to the dublin news asia that you could join us troops armed with orders to shoot those, indulging in violence. patrolling sri lanka, capital colombo, today, i'm at personnel. carriers and soldiers with guns have been deployed to prevent rioting and violence. a state of emergency that was to have ended today has been extended by another day in a country facing it's was economic crisis in 74 years. the true president on the ground has raised fears of a military takeover of the country. those soldiers on the streets, a response to this, a wave of violence after pro government supporters attacked peaceful demonstrators in the capital, colombo, demonstrate. as a demanding president,

gustavo roger butcher stepped down for his government's failure to prevent the economic crisis. demonstrators on tuesday beat pro government supporters who attacked them with sticks and rods. a 104 buildings, many belonging to lawmakers from the ruling party were torched. 60 vehicles were burned, including buses, which were used to ship pro guffman supporters to wear peaceful demonstrations were being held. at least 8 people have been reported killed, including a ruling party lawmaker. an opposition politician sought to explain what was behind the violence on tuesday. he said it has been provoked by the government and its supporters. m. o, goshen. admiral ball protests were peaceful protests. there was no violence. there was no rioting. the protests were aimed at specific demands of the people in the month when former prime minister may hinder roger packs are launched a planned attack on these peaceful protests. he should have known and there would

be a reaction to that. my, that about shaleigh. it does that isn't the crisis forced mind the roger bucks are to resign as prime minister at the start of the week, his brother gustavo roger buckshot continues, however, as president. following tuesday, his violence, he treated a message of unity urging all sri lankan to join hands as one to overcome economic, social, and political challenges, he also warned against sri lankan falling prey to attempt to push them towards of racial and religious dis, harmony. i'll be asking an analyst and columbo about what the president was alluding to in that last bit. but 1st a look at why so much of the public anger is being directed at the raj. a bunch of family political observers have called roger puncture do, misty, the most unashamedly nepotistic regime in sri lanka, history, family members held crucial ministerial births, in addition to being in parliament and other government departments. the family has

been a part of food and can politics for nearly eat decades. starting with d, a roger fracture, he was a member of parliament. right off of the country, declared independence. in 1948, 4 of his sons followed him into politics. melinda roger boucher was for years she lanka, most powerful person during the 2 thousands serving as president for a decade and prime minister twice. gustavo served as defense minister under my him there and is the current president. their brothers basil and jermel also held cabinet positions. finance and irrigation before getting sacked in the current crisis. and many in the next generation that his sons, daughters, nephews in laws and cousins, all found a purchase in government. he can't fit them all on our chart. but here's more on sri lanka, under my hinder and go, toby badge, a butcher. this st. of colombo, burned with anger,

against the right to pock says symbols of their power had come under attack. a dramatic turn of fortune for a family that dominated sri lanka, politics for nearly 20 years. starting in the mid to thousands to roger pox. the brothers rose to power as a package deal may hinder, 1st, as prime minister, then elected as president in 2005, he appointed his brother, catawba, defense minister. in 2009, they brutally crushed the tumble tiger insurgency. and in a decades long civil war and the family brand sword ma hinder one a 2nd term in a landslide. he packed his cabinet with family members who used their political clout and billions borrowed from china to plug budget shortfalls, and fund extravagant infrastructure projects drowning the country in debt. and

2015 melinda lost the presidency to a non family cabinet member. but 4 years later, an islamist terrorist attack renewed public fears over security. the roger pox has vowed to get tough and the people voted them back into power. again, a package deal, but this time go taba as president and my hinder as his prime minister. but interest 30 months, their grip on power has started to unravel. experts say their lax finance policies have caused the islands economy to crater shortages of fuel. food and medicine have prompted mass protests. oh, calls for the roger pucks of family to go at 1st went unanswered. but then one by one, those in government have started to resign. including melinda, very well,

had was evacuated by army commandos after angry crowds reached the gate to his residence. go tabio still remains in charge of the mess of his families making are looking to me out of buddha. and joining me now for more from colombo is on because i'm going on now since she's chairperson of the, into the nealon, the, to jail them trust. and former commissioner in the human rights commission of felucca, america, there's a lot i'd like to get your perspective on. but 1st, how are you coping with this crisis? i would say that probably better than most because i think it's important to check one privilege. and i would say in many ways, in comparison to the daily way, journal princeton, the pharmacy in comparison to many of those people, i would say i'm actually doing much better because they are in dire,

straight particular communities are severely impacted and continue to be so particularly those who his livelihood depend on the fuel, for instance, which has been in shortage, the kerosene, which i mean in shock age. and we saw a lot of them attacked by pro government supporters on the tuesday. yet earlier today in the treat better than good. i bet our departure issue not going to court, rejects of both of attempts to push you towards racial and religious this harmony. what was he talking about? good question. it's quite interesting that the president said bad considering dive, he came to power on an overtly thing, but it's nationalist platform. that was id channel, anti muslim. i'm one by and he boasted about the fact that he was elected by the singular majority and doubtful for him. and we have seen, even since then,

since he came to power, how the government tried to use religion. i know mr. d to create did harmony, to create social in debility. we saw that multiple tribes, even inciting hatred, inciting violence, et cetera. down for i feel that the president's tweet is quite hypocritical. in this instance, the also demands for president departure to step down. yet a lot of the anger appears to also be directed against the raj. bunch of emily in general. why do you think that is? absolutely it is. the initial demand was for the president to step down and back to continue that demand then evolved to a asking all the raj boxes to step down and back to because this is, and this is something that if you go to many of the project sites and particularly the main, the large flagship kind of site that is a goal face. they call it a family business because one of the brothers, the president, the other,

one of the prime minister, several of the other brothers on ministers, they've got their family members, relatives, that in laws appointed to many of the positions dad. so it's, it's a family business that is wrong in a very non transparent on democratic manner. and this is something that the people have seen how there is corruption, barriers, nepotism, there is patronage, and public resource is used for private purposes. and this is why the demand is not just for the president to step down, but for the entire family was seen to have a slice to the country for their personal benefit. yet one can't help, but notice that a lot of the people who are out on the streets who are protesting other very people who voted this family into power repeatedly. i mean, number of times, the power has alternated between my and the departure and go to roger buckshot to go back to the point you were making earlier. this was primarily on a sin haley's majority,

nationalistic platform. do you think these people are having a change of heart? is that a different expectation that she, lunk of now have of their politicians? yes, and no. i would say largely the demands or the protest at least this out because the much remember the not be protest have been taking on, you know, they have existed for a long time. the families disappeared. for instance, i've been protesting, peacefully, non stop for more than 1900 days that are constantly protest again, the military takeover, occupation and acquisition of private lands in then also the east for those protest be ongoing. but i pins in the house is primarily stocked out only about economic and now is the ball to asking for the abolish and of the executive presidency and also demands related to corruption. once again, a lot of the barriers, some difference between demand from the urban protests as opposed to the rule, protest, etc. but one demand is very clear for the family to step down in terms of the other

issues, i would say, particularly among the younger people, there is an awareness or wanting to learn more about the historical issues, the ethnic conflict, etc. i'm there finally, i feel to i'm cans. many of them are beginning to understand what it means to be a citizen and to hold your elected representatives accountable. so that notion on citizenship is definitely evolving and changing and their understanding that role or watch a democracy should be those values. i feel a half slowly becoming internalized. we love, we'd love to talk more, but unfortunately we're running out of time because i've gone up and we'll have to leave it there for the timing. but thank you so much for joining us today. thank you very much. and that sits fitted her as ever. others more on our website. we leave her now with images from shalanda, where the economic crisis has escalated. troops have shoot tricky loaders

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empress cobra in berlin. welcome to the program tree lanka has in crisis. dwindling foreign reserves and skyrocketing kidding. debt levels have left the country struggling to import stable products for its 22000000 people. but the crisis moved into a darker phase this week when government supporters with sticks and clubs, tact demonstrators who had peacefully been demanding the president's resignation. ha, there's evil or food in sri lanka, at least if you asked these protesters they're hoping is exorcism will help drive members of the ruling bridge effects. a family from office, blaming them for the economy, hardship, bettering the island nation, majoring for structure, project like the construction of this harbor funded in part which i need loans. i've driven up the national debt but.