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Judge orders Police to arrest Sri Lanka's rogue Minister for attack on media
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