Arrest warrants issued on Lahiru Weerasekara and Sugathananda Thero

July 28, 2022 06:05 pm

Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today issued arrest warrants on activists Lahiru Weerasekara and Venerable Tampitiye Sugathananda Thero over failure to attend a court proceeding.

When a case pertaining to unlawful public assembly was called earlier today, Weerasekara and Sugathananda Thero did not appear before the court.

Accordingly, the police requested the court to issue a warrant for the arrest of the duo.

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