Who Used The 107 Vehicles Parked Outside the President’s Office?

COLOMBO (News 1st); The President’s Media Division (PMD) issued a statement on Monday, clarifying the situation regarding the vehicles parked near the President’s Office in Colombo. According to the PMD, following the election of the new President, over 100 vehicles were returned to the President’s Office within days. Due to insufficient parking space at the President’s Office, 107 of these vehicles were temporarily parked outside the premises under police protection.

The PMD clarified that these vehicles were previously allocated to the former President’s personal staff under Section 41 (1) of the Constitution and were not assigned to the permanent staff at the President’s Office. The vehicles were parked outside not to showcase a fleet but due to the lack of adequate parking facilities.

Furthermore, the PMD stated that, as per the President’s directives, all these vehicles will be reassigned to essential services. A detailed list of the vehicles has also been released by the PMD.