It has been revealed that a group of organized extremists who were among the protesters in the Mirihana area in Nugegoda yesterday (31) had behaved in a riotous manner and created a violent situation, according to the Presidential Media Unit.
In a statement issued this morning (April 01), the PMD noted that the said group of individuals, wielding iron rods and clubs, had provoked the protestors while marching towards the presidential residence in Pengiriwatte, Mirihana.
PMD said further that most of them who acted in a violent manner is now under arrest and many have been identified as organized extremists. The arrestees have divulged that they intended to destabilize the country by causing an unruly situation by anonymously instigating the public through social media platforms.