Elected PC member remanded before sworn in

T.M. Hasithe Samanthe Muhandiram, the UNP candidate who received the highest preferential votes from Ratnapura District at the recently held provincial council election, has been remanded say reports.

He was ordered to be remanded by Ratnapura Magistrate Ms. Chanima Wijebandara when a complaint regarding an assault on the UNP Leader of the Opposition of Kuruwita Pradeshiya Sabha was heard today (13th). It is alleged that the suspect assaulted the Opposition Leader with a weapon.

Mr. Muhandiram’s counsel Nissanka Nanayakkara has told court that the matter regarding the weapon was fabricated by the police.