A protest was held in front of the Fort Magistrate Court today (26) demanding justice for the brutal assault on peaceful protesters in GalleFace and near Temple Trees on May 09.
Six persons arrested in connection with the assault including SLPP MPs Sanath Nishantha and Milan Jayathilake and self-crowned social sctivist Dan Priyasad were remanded till May 27 as per the order of the Magistrate Court today.
Meanwhile, the Magistrate Court also ordered the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to appear before the Court to inquire into why Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of the Western Province Deshabandu Thennakoon was not transferred as instructed by the Attorney General.
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