First person to forcibly enter Presidential Secretariat on July 09 arrested
August 1, 2022 10:34 pm
Police have arrested the first person to allegedly forcibly enter the premises of the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo during the protests on July 09.
Police said that the suspect, a 38-year-old male from Pannipitiya, was arrested by a special police investigation unit today.
The premises, which had been blocked by protesters for more than 100 days, was overrun and stormed by protesters on July 9 demanding the resignation of then president Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
