Youth arrested over threat to President’s life
October 26, 2010 11:28 pm
A 19 year old youth has been taken into custody by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at Matale over an alleged threat on the President’s life, say police sources.
The youth had reportedly called the Police emergency number and issued the threat on President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s life when the President was visiting Nugegoda last week to inspect the alternate space provided to the payment hawkers.
The arrested youth has been sent for a medical examination as he is suspected to be a psychiatric patient, say the sources.