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A man who had allegedly sexually harassed a Japanese woman while she was travelling in a bus near Union Place, Colombo 2 was remanded till September 12 by the Colombo Fort Magistrate today.

The Japanese woman complaining to the Slave Island police, accused a person who stood beside her in the bus of touching her in an inappropriate manner.
 
She had further told police that she was a resident of Kammachi in Japan and arrived in Sri Lanka for a short holiday tour.

The suspect was produced before Magistrate Ms. Lanka Jayaratne, who ordered the suspect to be remanded till September 12.

The Slave Island police are conducting further investigations.(Lakmal Sooriyagoda)

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  • Just Another Citizen Tuesday, 06 September 2011 02:27 PM

    He should be flogged in public. Our Mothers, Sisters & Daughters go through this everyday. They cannot even walk on our roads without people saying something. And nothing is done by the authorities.

    Fayad Wednesday, 07 September 2011 09:31 AM

    He should be punished but not middle east style

    Romali Wednesday, 07 September 2011 09:36 AM

    Thousands of local females face this situation on a daily basis. Why are the authorities only concerned when it happens to a foreigner? Should we not first be protecting our own!?

    Razvi Wednesday, 07 September 2011 06:43 AM

    Put more semi comfortable buses to travel without packed. Widen the roads so no traffic jam and delays to reach destinations.
    So no sexual harassment in public buses.
    Brothel license will not a solution, it is contagious, will increase the desire beyond control.

    Nagaragiri Kiththil Tuesday, 06 September 2011 03:39 PM

    Legalize prostitution.

    Sinhalaya Tuesday, 06 September 2011 03:35 PM

    Hiro shame man (it's hiroshima in japanese) performing hara kiri merv the perve style

    joe Tuesday, 06 September 2011 03:32 PM

    thanks God stopped by only touching.

    Moosalaya Tuesday, 06 September 2011 03:25 PM

    Anyway such things cannot be so strange to Japanese.

    Punchi Putha Tuesday, 06 September 2011 03:14 PM

    "Grease Yakkas" are now travelling in Colombo buses too!

    Raja Tuesday, 06 September 2011 03:12 PM

    Poor fellow when Govt rapists go scot free - he should join UPFA and can get off

    Mifaz Tuesday, 06 September 2011 03:03 PM

    Asia's miracle at its best

    Konde Bendapucheenaa Tuesday, 06 September 2011 12:42 PM

    Must give him a Middle east style punishment

    kondekappapucheena Tuesday, 06 September 2011 02:16 PM

    I agree with kondebandapu cheena.

    Sadman Tuesday, 06 September 2011 02:08 PM

    May be day time GREASE YAKKA sri Lanka has be come now sex paradise.

    Titanic Tuesday, 06 September 2011 02:04 PM

    our guy couldnt identify a japanese and a chinese,chinese girls are more friendly in colombo these days,our poor guy made a mistake

    Imran Hussein Tuesday, 06 September 2011 01:48 PM

    Magistrate is a lady as well.
    Guranteed he will get the maximum.

    Calistus Jayatilleke Tuesday, 06 September 2011 01:44 PM

    Maybe to show how much we love the tourists!

    rogue Tuesday, 06 September 2011 01:41 PM

    this not new,not only for foreigners even for local women sexual harrastment has increased in buses.Everyday i travel i see this happening,this menace should be stopped.Why dont these idiots think how it will feel if their mother,sisters,wife undergo through this.One thing is if you love someone truly you would never think of another!

    chandima Tuesday, 06 September 2011 12:59 PM

    It is time to consider legalizing the prostitution in Sri Lanka at certain areas. More and more people are showing the sexual pressure in the society. Religiously and culturally this may not accepted. But scientifically that is one of the need of humans.

    the UndertaKER Tuesday, 06 September 2011 12:45 PM

    SHOULD REST HIM IN PIECES IN JAIL FOREVER AS SLAVE IN THE SLAVE ISLAND

    Pissupusa Tuesday, 06 September 2011 12:45 PM

    This sexual abuses are now become a national issue....this clearly indicate there is a big sexual unrest prevail in the country...as contradictory to youth unrest....there should be some solution for this...this issue should be looked at social & physiological angle... rather than legal point of view..
    ...in nut shell some part of the brothel houses need to be legalized...other wise this issue can not control...otherwise all school girls ,boys will victim of this sexual unrest...


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