Police Fired Water Canon And Tear Gas Against The Protesters At Hambanthota

Police have used water canon and tear gas to disperse the protestors participated in a protest march organized by the Joint Opposition Group against selling Mattala International Airport and  Hambanthota.Magampura  Harbor and other state institutes to foreign countries ,when the protesters attempting to break road barricades and march towards the Indian Consular office in Hambanthota this noon(06).

Police have earlier fired water canon to prevent  the protesters from entering the Indian Consular Office and later fired tear gas  and dispersed the protesters as they attempting to break the barricades it has been revealed.

The Hambanthota Magistrate Court has issued a court order on Wednesday(04) against he organizers of the protest Parliamentarians Namal Rajapakshe and D.V Chanake preventing holding of  a protest in front of the Indian Consular office and blocking the road.

Police have also arrested 26 protestors acted in an obstructive manner during the protest.Around 04 police officers have been injured during the protest .

Although the Joint Opposition has stated that the government is trying to sell the Mattala Airport and Magampura Harbor .Government has stated that the both institutes are due to hand over to India and China respectively for lease  .

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Divulapitiya Crimes OIC Has Been Arrested Over A Prisoner's Death

OIC of the crimes division in Divulapitiya police has

been arrested by the police this evening (05)over a suspicious death of a prisoner at Negambo prison.

Earlier the authorities have transferred three police officers attached to the Divulapitiya police including the OIC over the prisoner's death.

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Hambanthota Magistrate Issued A Court Order Against Tomorrow's Protest In Hambanthota

Hambanthota Magistrate Court has issued a court

order  to Joint opposition parliamentariens Namal Rajapakshe and D.V Chanaka  preventing holding a protest campaign within Hambanthota Judicial area by blocking roads tomorrow (06).

The two Joint Opposition MP's have organized a protest campaign in Hambanthota tomorrow (06)against selling of Mattala International Airport and Hambanthota port to India and China.

Hambanthota Magistrate Manjula Karunaratne has issued the court order against two MP's yesterday (04)as per requested by police.

According to the court order holding a protest campaign by blocking the roads lead to Indian consular office and Hambanthota port had also banned through the court order.

However the organizers of the protest campaign have decided to go ahead with the protest while accepting the court order.

Three Police Officers Attached To Divulapitiya Police Including OIC Have Been Transferred Over A Sudden Death Of A Prisoner

Three police officers attached to the Divulapitiya

Police station including the OIC  have been transferred to Paliyagoda police station with imediatte effect over the suspicious death of a prisoner at Negambo prison last evening (04).

Accordingly Divulapitiya police OIC,A sub inspector and a police constable attached to the police station have been transferred it has been reported.

The prisoner Gamini Edward has died due to multiple  internal injuries it has been revealed during his post mortum held in Negambo Hospital.

The suspect was arrested by the Divulapitiya police over a robbery on 03rd of september and after being produced before the Minuwangoda Magistrate Court he had been remanded until 10th of this month.

However due to an illness he was admitted yesterday to the prison ward and as his condition becomes critical he was transferred to the negambo hospital where he had succumbed to his injuries on admission.