evidence: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe cracks down on civil unrest with police raids against protesters A day after being sworn in as Sri Lanka's new President, Ranil Wickremesinghe is cracking down on civil unrest with raids by security forces on the protest camps that ousted his predecessor. - Security forces raided the protesters' encampments just after midnight - A police spokesperson said the protesters had no right to occupy government property - The crackdown comes a day after Ranil Wickremesinghe became President