A pedestrian walks past Special Task Force (STF) and police personnel standing on guard along a street in Colombo on April 2, 2022. Troops armed with sweeping powers to detain suspects were deployed in Sri Lanka, hours after the president declared a state of emergency as protests against him escalated. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)

Sri Lankan army soldiers arrive at the vandalised neighbourhood of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapksa’s private residence after overnight clashes in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, April 1, 2022. Dozens of people were arrested in Sri Lanka following protests near the president’s home demanding that he resign amid the country’s worst economic crisis in memory, police said Friday. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Sri Lankans watch after setting a bus on fire during a protest outside Sri Lankan president’s private residence on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, April 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

A Sri Lankan man shouts anti government slogans during a protest outside Sri Lankan president’s private residence on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, March 31, 2022. The people had gathered Thursday to protest the economic hardships faced by them. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)