The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court today (14) recalled the arrest warrant that was issued against former Minister Wimal Weerawansa for failing to appear for a case, it was reported.
The court had recalled the arrest warrant after MP Wimal Weerawansa had appeared before the court presenting a motion.
The arrest warrant was issued on Monday (13) when the complaint filed by the Cinnamon Gardens Police against the MP and 6 others was taken up for hearing before Colombo Chief Magistrate Prasanna Alwis.
The case was filed on the charges of causing public inconvenience by blocking the roads around the United Nations (UN) Compound at Thummulla, Colombo when the then-UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Prince Zeid Al Hussein visited Sri Lanka in the year 2016.
Seven persons, including MP Wimal Weerawansa, Weerakumara Dissanayake, Piyasiri Dissanayake, Mohammed Muzammil, Jayantha Samaraweera, and Rojer Senevirathne have been named as the accused in the case. (NewsWire)
