Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage today (07) ordered the agitators to refrain from entering the premises of the President’s House, the Presidential Secretariat, the Ministry of Finance and Gallumuvadora Pitiya during the protest to be held by the Inter-University Student Union today (07) in Colombo. has.
However, Colombo Chief Magistrate Prasanna Alwis has rejected a request by the Kurunduwatta Police from the court to issue an order to stop the protest movement to be held in Colombo today (07) by student organizations including the Inter-University Student Union.
The magistrate rejected the request stating that according to Article 14 of the Constitution, the right to express opinions is a fundamental right, and that the police had not presented enough facts to prevent the agitation.
The Kuruduwatta police had asked the court to issue this order to a group of 16 including the convener of the Inter-University Student Council, Wasantha Mudalige, Lahiru Weerasinghe, Duminda Nagamuwa, Rathkarawe Jinarathana Thero, and Galwewa Siridhamma Thero.
Meanwhile, it is reported that additional police battalions are being called to these areas and water cannons are also being called.
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