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At least 23 people have been arrested for allegedly entering the Green Lanka building in Nawam Mawatha in Colombo in the early hours of today and damaging its property on several floors, police said. 

Police Spokesman SSP Nihal Thalduwa said the suspects had damaged the property as the building was under a dispute over its ownership.

It was reported that two Embassies are also situated in the building.

SSP Thalduwa said there was a dispute over the ownership of the Green Lanka building and there was a case ongoing at the Commercial High Court. The building is a mortgaged building owned by the Green Lanka Company. 

Thalduwa said several floors of the building have been closed and the group had forcibly entered causing damage to the property. The building also has a hall where controversial pastor Jerome Fernando holds his services on Sunday mornings. 

However, according to the investigations, the group had not entered the building targeting Fernando's hall.

The arrested suspects are from Kadawatha, Homagama, Battaramulla, Dematagoda, Slave Island and Kollupitiya and they will be produced before the Colombo Fort Magistrate.

The Slave Island Police are conducting further investigations.


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  • Punchi Sunday, 04 June 2023 04:50 PM

    Sadly this is the type of violence that is prevalent and condoned in our supposedly elevated buddhist dharma society. Also why investors are going to Vietnam instead of our dharma paradise

    Damitha Udusinghe Sunday, 04 June 2023 06:41 PM

    The real story is failed former President Gotabaya Rajapksa appointed China funded Port City Colombo Former Commission Chairman/Mercantile Finance PLC Chairman Gerard George Ondaatjie who is currently awaiting to bankruptcy over 3 billion Rupees send thugs of Gotabaya to storm into Green Lanka building. Two Pastors run offices in this building Pastor Herome Exiled in Singapore and Chrisitian Promoter Vijay Eswaran founder of Gold quest and Pyramid Scheme has offices in this building. The commission office of Sri Lnka Insurance and Some Rajapksa government hotel deal offices also in this building. This is a pit of deals and Pastors

    Mahila Sunday, 04 June 2023 06:46 PM

    Green Lanka Owners are great friends of R. Bros., Inc. So what is the real reason for the Melly!!??

    Is this our dream? Sunday, 04 June 2023 07:16 PM

    Who ever initiated the attack has done a great disservice to the nation. Africa is still a poverty driven continent despite it being blessed with several natural resources. There is no law and order, and in some countries the citizens have more weapons than rubber slippers.

    joshua Sunday, 04 June 2023 09:11 PM

    It looks like a racist attack.

    Palanpala Hulankanda Monday, 05 June 2023 06:43 AM

    Sirikotha is safe??

    Aruna Kulasekera - from Hambantota Monday, 05 June 2023 07:20 AM

    According to the reliable sources, this incident was organized by Mahinda

    Roshen Gayantha Monday, 05 June 2023 02:14 PM

    Chairman/Mercantile Finance PLC Chairman Gerard George Ondaatjie sources says that Indian Embassy pressured smashers to be arrested, since owner of the Building is connected to Indian Politics. This shows now even Sri Lanka's buildings are controlled by India like a Satellite state. Meanwhile Chairman/Mercantile Finance PLC Chairman Gerard George Ondaatjie is awaiting a bankruptcy over Rs. 3 billion soon and soon investors of Chairman/Mercantile Finance PLC Chairman Gerard George Ondaatjie will be in street similar to Financial Industry collapse in 1980's under N.U. Jayawardena (the Grandfather of current Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Milinda Moragoda) the first Sinhalese Central Bank Governor and Sampath Bank founder who troubled and failed Mercantile Credit and lead investors to fail and lose money.


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