Army Brigadier Deshapriya Gunawardene Who Ordered To Fire On Protesters In Rathupaswela Area Arrived The Country Amidst Protests

Brigadier Deshapriya Gunawardene

Sri Lankan Army Brigadier Deshapriya Gunawardene who allegedly ordered the troops in 2012 to fire on protesters at Rathupaswela in Weliweriya (In Western Province) Area who were demanding clean water had arrived Sri Lanka this evening.After he ordered the troops to fire on protesters three were killed and several others got injured due to the shooting.

Brigadier Gunawardene who were  rewarded by a position in Sri Lankan Embassy In Turkey by previous government of Former President Mahinda Rajapaksha after the Rathupaswela Shooting has arrived at Katunayake International Airport  this morning and left the airport under the protection of an Army Intelligence Officers.

A large number of residents from Rathupaswela Area where the protest was held in 2012 by demanding cleaning water were seen  protested in front of Katunayake Air Port by
calling authorities to arrest the Brigadier.