Bathiudeen comes to Parliament in PPE

By Ajith Siriwardana |and Yohan Perera   

Parliamentarian Rishad Bathiudeen, who was remanded over misappropriation of public funds was brought to attend Parliament sittings yesterday in PPE.   

He arrived in Parliament wearing a Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) meant for Covid-19 safety with the security of Prisons Department.   

He was assigned a special seat in the chamber too, which is in the far corner of opposition benches.   

Serjeant-at-Arms of Parliament had informed Health Ministry Secretary to facilitate MP Bathiudeen to participate in Parliament sittings yesterday and today.