Magistrate issues warrant to arrest Wimal

Colombo Chief Magistrate Prasanna Alwis yesterday issued a warrant for the arrest of Parliamentarian Wimal Weerawansa for not being present in Court in connection with a case filed against him by Cinnamon Garden Police.  

Parliamentarian Wimal Weerawansa did not appear before court over an allegation that MP Wimal Weerawansa and five others provided leadership to a protest that blocked the main roads at Bauddhaloka Mawatha, causing a disturbance to the people and the normal flow of traffic.

On February 6, 2016, the NFF staged a protest march against the visit of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein.

Six suspects, including NFF leader and Colombo District MP Wimal Weerawansa, Jayantha Samaraweera, Weerakumara Dissanayake, Piyasiri Wijenayake, Roger Seneviratne and Mohammed Muzammil are currently out on bail.