COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Attorney General Department told the Fort Magistrate’s Court that Ex-Minister Johnston Fernando will be named a suspect in the case filed over the attacks on the GotaGoGama and MynaGoGama peaceful protest sites in Colombo on May 9.
The Fort Magistrate’s Court on May 12 issued a travel ban on MP Johnston Fernando, along with Ex-Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, MP Namal Rajapaksa, and 14 others.
A normal Monday morning onMay 9, turned into a scene of chaos after pro-government supporters attacked the MynaGoGama protest site near Temple Trees following a meeting chaired by then-Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.
The meeting at Temple Trees was organized by the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Local Government Members Forum attended by hundreds of its members.
Following this meeting, the pro-government supporters attacked the MynaGoGama protest site near Temple Trees and dismantled the camp.
