18.8.2008
Colombo
Additional Magistrate Manjula Thilakaratne has ordered
the Inspector General of Police to arrest Minister Mervyn
Silva for his involvement in an attack on a journalist.
Minister
Silva along with his supporters was allegedly involved
in assaulting and damaging the camera of the Sirasa TV
cameraman Waruna Sampath who had attended the opening
ceremony of the second phase of the Kelaniya Flyover opening
recently.
Despite
that the attack was caught on tape the police have failed
to arrest any suspects yet.
CP