The soldier who had allegedly had a weapon to the President’s meeting last month had been remanded till May 12, the Police said.

The soldier, Corporal Senaka Kumara, attached to the Commando Unit was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department officers (CID) last night and produced before the Agunukola Palassa Magistrate.

A special investigation was launched by the CID into an incident where the soldier said to be a security officer of MP Namal Rajapaksa was caught bearing a gun in the vicinity of President Maithripala Sirisena at the SLFP Hambantota District meeting held in Angunukolapelassa on April 25.(DS)