CID told to arrest suspects who maligned National Flag

8 May 2015 02:25 pm

Colombo Chief Magistrate Gihan Pilapitiya today ordered the CID to arrest the suspects and and produce them in court on July 13 on charges of having maligned the National Flag by displaying a distorted version during a protest opposite the Bribery Commission on April 20.

The Cinnamon Gardens Police in a report filed in Court requested that the investigations be handed over to the CID.

The Magistrate acceding to the request directed the CID to take over the investigations and arrest the suspects who maligned the national flag by waving a distorted version of the flag during the demonstration held opposite the BC when former defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa reported to the BC to record his statement.