COLOMBO: The 13 individuals,including two women, arrested during a protest near the parliament entry road earlier Wednesday, April 4 have been released on bail by the Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court on the same day eveni.
The protesters, who were arrested by police for unruly behavior during the agitation, have been released on personal bail after being produced before the Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court.
The police had arrested the youths during a demonstration staged by university students near the entry road to the parliament Wednesday afternoon (May 04).
They had protested on the road leading to the parliament holding placards that read “support the no-confidence motion”.
However, a tense situation had ensued when the police attempted to take them into custody.
They were taken into custody for inconveniencing the public travelling on the road and damaging the vehicles, the police had said. Police had later completely barricaded the entry road to the parliament at the Polduwa Junction near Diyatha Uyana.
Meanwhile, the Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday (May 04) rejected the request made by Thalangama Police seeking an order preventing protests from being staged near the parliament on Thursday (May 05) and Friday (May 06).
Speaking in this regard, Attorney-at-Law Kamal Wijesiri said the request was rejected on the grounds that the submissions made by the police for the removal of an obstruction or a commotion were insufficient and unsatisfactory.
Accordingly, all requests made by the police on behalf of the government to hinder the series of protests to be staged by the Inter-University Students’ Federation (IUSF) and several other organizations near the parliament tomorrow have been dismissed.
