The Colombo District Court has today(20) extended the interim injunction issued against the short Documentary Film "Usaviya Nihandai"(Silence in the Courts)made by award winning film maker Prasanna Withanage until tomorrow(21).The Court has extended the injunction yesterday(19) until today.The court is due to decide tomorrow whether to extend or withdraw the injunction it has been reported.
The former Magistrate Lenin Rathnayake has filed a case against the 57 minute short Documentary Film by claiming that the film was made based on a false news report stating he had sexually abused a female .
On 05th of October after considering the facts presented through the petition the Colombo District Court has issued an interim injunction against screening the film which scheduled to be released to the theaters 06th of October ,until yesterday(19) .
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