Arsonists remanded till the 20th
Three persons arrested for setting Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s private residence on fire, has been remanded till the 20th of this month.
They were arrested by the Kollupitiya police today (10).
The suspects are from Mt. Lavinia, Galle and Kadawatha.
The Government Analyst investigated the Premier’s residence today and the CID has already launched an investigation.
A protest was held last evening (09) opposite Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s private residence in Colombo and the police fired tear gas to disperse the crowd. Several journalists were attacked by the police and Sirasa and Derana journalists were among them.