Protesters At Galle Face Protest Site Refused To Leave The Site -Challenged The Authorities To Remove Them If Possible -Held A Massive Protest At Nugegoda

 The Protesters at the Galle Face Protest Site "Gota Go Gama" had challenged the law enforcement authorities  to try to send them away if possible as they are not ready to leave the site .

According to the activists of the Protest site the "Aragalaya " or the protest is being successful up to now as it manage to send the Executive President Gotabhya Rajpakshe home as well as all the Rajapakshe family members from positions including former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapajse ,Finance Minister Basil Rajapakshe and Sports Minister Namal Rajapakshe as well as elder brother of the Rajapakshe family Chamal Rajapakshe from his Ministerial post .

The Galle face protesters held  a massive protest march and a rally in Nugegoda (Colombo City )  yesterday  against the present government of President Ranil Wikramaisnghe and to the State of Emergency act ,Anti Terrorism Act and abductions under the theme "The protest is not over -Will not turn away until it is successful ".Tens of thousands of people had joined this protest march and the rally held at the Ananda Samarakoon memorial open theater in Nugegoda last evening which the organizers says a rehearsal for the massive protest they are planning to hold in Colombo this Tuesday (09)/.

Earlier Colombo Fort Police had issued several notices for the Galle face protesters last week to leave the protest site before 5 p.m on last Friday (05) ,However only few groups at the protest site had left the site as a result whilst removing the tents they have put up there .The majority of the protesters located at the site refused to leave from there based on notices issued by the Police .

Few activists had filed three writ applications before the Court of Appeal last Thursday (04) seeking an interim order suspending the Police order directing protesters to vacate the Galle face protest site .As a result the Attorney Genera has given an undertaking to the Court of Appeal that no action outside legal procedures will be taken against the temporary structures at the Gotagohome "protest site at Galle face until 10th of August .

Litro Gas To Reduce The Price Of LP Gas From Tomorrow (08)

 The Litro Gas Company which had  promised local consumers that the company will reduce the price of a  LP Gas cylinder last Friday now says it will reduce the price of a Gas Cylinder with effect from  midnight tomorrow(08) .

Accordingly the Price of a 12.5 Kilo Gramme LP Gas Cylinder will be reduced by more than Rs.200 based on the Price formula introduced for Gas by the Ministry of Finance and the Consumer Affairs Authority .However the price which will be reduced the Gas Cylinder not yet been revealed .Some sources have stated that the price of a 12.5 KG Gas cylinder will be reduced by more  than Rs.200 .

Chairman of the Litro Gas Company Muditha Pieris has stated that the Litro Gas Company currently has enough stocks of Gas to ensure that the queues will not be formed in future .

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Activist Of Galle Face Protest Dhanish Ali Was Sentenced To A 14 Day Imprisonment

 One of the activists in Galle Face Protest who is being  imprisoned over storming into two state owned TV channels and disturbing the functions of those channels ,Dhanish Ali was again  sentenced to another  14 day imprisonment by the Additional Magistrate in   Colombo Fort yesterday (03) over using a Mobile Phone whilst at the Magazine Prison in Colombo .

The suspect was remanded after being accepted his fault of using a Mobile Phone whilst serving the prison sentence .Using a Mobile Phone whilst serving a prison sentence is banned in Sri Lanka .After accepting his fault Dhanish Ali was transferred to Welikada Prison in Colombo from Magazine Prison .He was arrested whilst  on a flight  to Dubai on 27th  of July .

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Colombo Fort Magistrate Has Remanded Union Leader Stalin Until 12th Of Aaugust

 Colombo Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage had yesterday (04) ordered to remand the General secretary of the Ceylon Teachers Union and one of the leaders of the Galle Face protest Joseph Stalin until 12th of August over holding a protest march by violating a court order .

The Colombo Fort Police had arrested Stalin last Wednesday (03) evening over organizing a protest march in Colombo fort on 28th of May violating a court order issued against holding a protest in the area. Police had produced the suspect before the Colombo Fort Magistrate yesterday .

Meanwhile Colombo Fort Magistrate Court had released two leaders of the Galle Face protest Pathum Kerner and you tuber /Social Media activist Ranidu Senarathne alias "Ratta"  who were  arrested and remanded last week ,on bail .