Man who threatened President on FB remanded

A man, who was arrested today on charges of threatening President Maithripala Sirisena in the social media, was remanded till May 6, by the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court today.

The suspect, a resident of Yakkala, was arrested by the CID at the Bandaranaike International Airport today.  He had been deported from Malaysia as he had been staying there without a valid visa. (FT)

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