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Court rejects police request to issue order preventing protest
Apr 25, 202207:01 PM
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.
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.
