Protest at Health Ministry: two more arrested
June 26, 2017 10:51 am
Two more university students were arrested following their alleged involvement in the violent protest at the Health Ministry premises, police said Monday.
One undergraduate was arrested in Siyambalanduwa while the other was arrested in Katana area, police added.
According to police, the suspects will be produced before the Siyambalanduwa and Maligakanda Courts today.
A large number of university students, during a protest against SAITM, had forcibly entered the ministry premises and caused damages to public property, last week.
Convener of the Inter University Students’ Federation (IUSF), Lahiru Weerasekara, and Convener of the Inter University Bhikku Federation, Ven. Tempitiye Sugathananda Thero, were also arrested and remanded in connection with the incident earlier.