Two persons who objected an illegal cutout assault..!

(Lanka-e-News -03.Dec.2014, 5.45 PM)  A group of goons led by Divulapitiya pradesheeya sabha Chairman Mr. Indika Anuruddha and councilors Mr. Nimal Karunaratne and Mr. Asanka, of UPFA, have arrived at the residence of Mr. Thusitha Weerasinghe, of Kudagammana, today(03) morning and assaulted two persons who have been hospitalized. Mr. Weerasinghe has objected an illegal election cutout of presidential candidate Mahinda Rajapaksa which was placed opposite his house. This is the 9th incident of election related violence CaFFE has received.

Mr. Weerasinghe protested placing a cut-out opposite his residence on November 29. A group of about 15 led by the above mentioned councilors have threatened Mr. Weerasinghe who remained inside his house. However tow of his cousins, on thier way to see him, have been assaulted by the group.

"A group of people tried to place an illegal election cutout of presidential candidate Mahinda Rajapaksa on my garden. I strongly objected and the group fixed it on  an electricity pole and left. Then a group led by Indika Anuruddha arrived and demanded that I come out so they can sort out some unfinished business. They said  their government was in power and that they can place their cutouts anywhere they want. They used vulgar words and I was afraid," Mr. Weerasinghe said.

He added that he remained inside his house but two of hos brothers who stepped out were assaulted. They were initially admitted to Divulapitiya hospital but were later transferred to Dambadeniya hospital for security reasons. This is the 9th incident of election related violence CaFFE has received. These include four instances of using firearms.

You can watch the video which showed Mr. Weerasinghe protesting the placing of the cutout by clicking on