Six Persons Including MP Namal Rajapakshe Have Been Remanded Over Organizing A Protest March In Hambanthota

Six persons including UPFA MP  Namal Rajapakshe that arrested yesterday (10) regarding organizing a protest march towards Indian Consular Office in Hambanthota by violating the court order issued avoiding a protest .have been remanded until 16th of October by the Hambanthota Magistrate Manjula Karunaratne last night.

Hambanthota Police have arrested the six suspects after their arrival to the Police to give statements last evening  regarding the protest march held last week in Hambanthota against handing over Mattala Airport and Hambanthota harbour to foreign countries.

The suspects were remanded after being produced before the Hambanthota Magistrate's official residence last night.

After given the remand order the suspects have been taken to the Tangalle Prison through a prison bus..

After MP Namal Rajapakshe and other suspects arrested a large number of supporters of MP Rajapakshe had gathered outside the Hambanthota Police Headquarters and as a result riot police and police special task force personal have been deployed in the area to provide security.

Another 28 persons including 07 females who have participated the protest last week are also  in remand.

A Person Was Arrested While Transporting 600 Packs Of Heroin

A person was arrested while transporting 600 packets

of Heroin weighing 11 grammes and 910 mili grammes  by a Luxary car at waskaduwa,Kalutara area by the Anti narcotic squad officials last evening (10).

The estimated value of the packetes of Heroin which hidden inside the car is around Rs.500,000 according to the officials.

The suspect who is a resident of Bandaragama area is due to be produced before the Kalutara Magistrate Court today (11).

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Thirteen Injured Due To The Firing Of Tear Gas Against Anti SAITM Protesters

Thirteen persons including twelve student protesters

and a Journalist  have been injured and hospitalized due to the firing of tear gas and water cannons by riot Police to disperse a group of Anti SAITM Protesters in Colpetty junction this evening (10).

The injured have been admitted to the accident ward of Colombo National Hospital.Police have fired tear gas and water cannons to the protesters around 30 minutes it has been revealed.

Six Persons Including MP Namal Rajapakshe Have Been Arrested Over Organizing A Protest March In Hambanthota

Hambanthota Police have arrested six persons

including the former President Mahinda Rajapakshe's son United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) MP Namal Rajapakshe over organizing a protest march towards the Indian Consular Office in Hambanthota last week despite a court order banning protest campaigns in front of the Consular office.

Accordingly MP's Namal Rajapakshe,Upali Kodikara,Sampath Atukorale,Prasanna Ranaweera,D.V Chanaka and the convener of the War Heroes Behalf Of Motherland Ajith Prasanna have been arrested after their arrival to Hambanthota Police to give statements regarding the protest march organized against handing over Mattala Airport and Hambanthota Harbour to foreign countries on lease in Hambanthota last week.

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