COLOMBO : The Fort Magistrate issued a travel ban on thirteen (13) Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) politicians and loyalists, including Ex-Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.
The ban has been issued on Mahinda Rajapaksa, Namal Rajapaksa, Johnston Fernando, Pavithra Wanniarachchi, C. B. Rathnayake, Sanath Nishantha, and Sanjeewa Edirimanne, among others.
A travel ban has also been issued on the Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police (SDIG) in charge of the Western Province Deshabandu Tennakoon, who was assaulted by a mob three days ago in Colombo .
The Fort Magistrate has issued the travel ban consequent to an application made on behalf of the Attorney General supported by the BAR Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) and aggrieved parties of the attack on peaceful anti-government protesters in Colombo on Monday.
The application has been filed in relation to the attacks that were launched by SLPP loyalists on anti-government protesters near the Temple Trees and at the Galle Face Green in Colombo on Tuesday May 10 that led to widespread unrest across Sri Lanka.