Courts send summons to Wimal Weerawansa
Feb 20, 2016
The Colombo Magistrates court issued summons to parliament MP. Wimal Weerawansa, including seven other suspects to appear before the courts for obstructing the road leading to the UN headquarters in Colombo.
The magistrate gave the order following the complaint made by the Cinnamon Garden police.
The Cinnamon Garden police producing a report to the Colombo Magistrates Court said the suspects obstructed the roads around the UN headquarter office in Colombo and conducted a protest when the UNHR high commissioner prince Zaid Al Hussain toured Sri Lanka.
Due to the protest heavy traffic congestion was encountered and the public was severely inconvenienced
The courts considering the facts sent summons to the suspected parliament MP Wimal Weerawansa and Jayantha Samarasinghe to appear before the courts on March 18th.
The Cinnamon Garden police producing a report to the Colombo Magistrates Court said the suspects obstructed the roads around the UN headquarter office in Colombo and conducted a protest when the UNHR high commissioner prince Zaid Al Hussain toured Sri Lanka.
Due to the protest heavy traffic congestion was encountered and the public was severely inconvenienced
The courts considering the facts sent summons to the suspected parliament MP Wimal Weerawansa and Jayantha Samarasinghe to appear before the courts on March 18th.
