Remanded for allegedly insulting the President

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A man who is alleged to have used a can of spray paint to write derogatory words about the president on a billboard outside the Fort Railway Station was remanded till September 9 by a Colombo Court.

The suspect R. G. Roshan Malinda of Ja-Ela was arrested while in the act of defacing the billboard.

The police told the Colombo Fort Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne the man had not only written derogatory words against the president and his government but had also committed mischief by causing damage to the hoarding put up by the Self Employees’ Association.

The police told the Court that the suspect had been convicted by a Korean Court for over staying his visa. Meanwhile, the Magistrate ordered the prison authorities to obtain a psychiatric report and submit it on the next hearing date. (Lakmal Sooriyagoda)

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black bird Friday, 02 September 2011 03:12 AM

He is not the only Sri Lankan who says derogatory words about the president - What a lot of derogatory words were uteered by all about Ban Ki Moon at that time and yet he was eleceted for a 2nd time after words. He is a STATESMAN

kishan Friday, 02 September 2011 05:52 AM

High treason!!

ajith Friday, 02 September 2011 06:26 AM

Discipline is a must after all he is the President of SL.
If you need to protest there are democratic ways and means....

Rohan Friday, 02 September 2011 06:44 AM

No freedom of speech in this country. Terrible.

shehanWickramaratne Friday, 02 September 2011 08:21 AM

This is called democracy in sri-lanka.

Ranjith. BG Friday, 02 September 2011 12:04 PM

Mentally sick people. Govt: try to keep capital like clean and beautiful. Just writing rubbish on the walls and billboard. Like S'pore or Hong kong he will put in to jail with good fine. This is the reason why other countries treat as lower class. If country can clean and beautiful we are proved

Pemal Herath Friday, 02 September 2011 12:53 PM

Like what?

madhana Saturday, 03 September 2011 01:26 AM

sri lanka is reversing back to stone age in terms of freedom and democracy.

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