Cardiff Cricket Protest: Six Tamil Protesters Pleaded Not Guilty To Invading The Pitch
July 11, 2013 
Six out of Seven protesters pleaded not guilty to the aggravated trespass on the pitch during the cricket match between Sri Lanka and India in Cardiff and were bailed with the condition that they cannot attend any national or international cricket matches until their trial in September.
The other protester who invaded the pitch, Manimaran Sadasaramoorthy who pleaded guilty to a section five public order offence at Cardiff Magistrates’ Court, told Judge Martin Brown that his dad had been murdered by the Sri Lankan government.
“Nine men were charged – six with aggravated trespass on the pitch – and the others have been charged with criminal damage to a car, a public order offence and assault.They are all on police bail to appear at Cardiff Magistrates’ Court on July 10.” South Wales Police yesterday told Colombo Telegraph.
