Galle Face Attack: ‘Satha Nalaka’ arrested while hiding in Hokandara

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Ashantha Nalaka alias Satha Nalaka was arrested by the CID yesterday (21) in connection with the May 09 attack on the Golf Face protest site.

The video of him assaulting a protester with an iron rod near the Galle Face Green was circulated on social media platforms.

He had earlier driven an army bus near the protest in front of the President’s Mirihana residence on March 31 and had blocked the road and later set the bus on fire.

He had also spoken out against the protestors during a protest in front of the Parliament entrance on the 5th.

The 43-year-old man was arrested by the CID while hiding in the Hokandara area and has been identified as a relative of an underworld gang member, police said.

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