COLOMBO: The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has rejected a request made by the police to issue an order preventing protesters from demonstrating opposite the Temple Trees in Kollupitiya.
The order was delivered by Colombo Additional Magistrate Harshana Kekunawala following a request made by the Kollupitiya Police on Monday,April 25.
Denying the request the magistrate, however said that the police had the power to take action against the protesters if they acted in a manner that caused a hindrance to the public.
The police had informed the court that the agitation has caused a hindrance to the public and that it has also affected pedestrians traveling along the pavement.
