Civil Activist Piyath Nikeshala, who was remanded after being arrested by the Police Computer Crimes Division over a social media post, has been granted bail.

Nikeshala, a key activist during the ‘Aragalaya’, was granted bail after being produced before the court today (Jan 31). 

He was arrested after reporting to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to record a statement on Monday (Jan 29). 

The lawyer representing Nikeshala told the media that his client had been summoned before the CID to record a statement over sharing a telephone conversation involving Minister of Public Security Tiran Alles.

The lawyer said that an individual had shared on his personal TikTok account a telephone conversation with Minister Alles, which had been downloaded and shared by Nikeshala on his ‘YouTube’ channel.

Revealing that when inquired by the Judge on the chief complainant, the Police were unable to name a person, he further said that it had been found that information on Nikeshala’s activity had come from the State Intelligence Service. 

Piyath Nikeshala was previously arrested by the CID in June last year on charges of having live-streamed the incident of protesters setting fire to President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Colombo residence during the anti-government protests in July 2022. However, he was later granted bail by the Fort Magistrate’s Court. (NewsWire)

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Civil Activist Piyath Nikeshala who was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has been granted bail.

Piyath Nikeshala, a key activist during the ‘Aragalaya’, was arrested yesterday by the CID. 

He was arrested on charges of having live-streamed the incident of protesters setting fire to President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Colombo residence during the anti-government protests in July last year.

However, Piyath Nikeshala was granted bail by the Fort Magistrate’s Court today. 

The Court has also imposed an overseas travel ban on the ‘Argalaya’ activist. (NewsWire)

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Civil Activist Piyath Nikeshala has been arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) today.

It is reported that Piyath Nikeshala was arrested in connection to the incident of President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s house being set on fire during the 2022 Sri Lanka protests. 

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Opposition Leader MP Sajith Premadasa has visited social media activist Piyath Nikeshala who was reportedly injured in a clash with SLPP former Kaduwela Deputy Mayor Chandika Abeyratne in n Thalangama recently (10).

Both Nikeshala and Abeyratne were arrested while receiving treatment at the Colombo National Hospital and Mulleriyawa Hospital, respectively.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) leader MP Sajith Premadasa visited the injured social media activist in the hospital today.

He told the media that it has come to light that the clash had not been initiated by the social media activist and he was a victim of an attack.

MP Premadasa further stated that it was regrettable to observe that Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) politicians are allowed to behave in a manner that violates the fundamental rights of people. 

He added that when an SJB -government is elected, necessary legal action will be taken against such politicians who abuse their powers. (NewsWire)

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Social media activist Piyath Nikeshala and the former Kaduwela deputy mayor Chandika Abeyratne have been arrested in connection to a clash between two parties in Koswatta, Thalangama yesterday (10). 

The Police stated that an investigation had been launched based on a complaint claiming that a social media activist had been injured in a clash between two parties on Samagi Mawatha in Koswatte.

According to the complaint from the social media activist, who is a resident of Samagi Mawatha, he had been admitted to the Thalangama Hospital with injuries following the clash.

As per a statement from the social media activist, the former Kaduwela deputy mayor along with a group of others had arrived in two vehicles and had carried out an attack on him and his vehicle. 

The Police stated that the social media activist has been transferred to the Colombo National Hospital for further treatment.

Meanwhile, the former Kaduwela deputy mayor has also filed a complaint claiming that he had been attacked during the clash as well, while he is receiving treatment at the Mulleriyawa Hospital.

Based on the complaints from the two parties, the Thalangama Police have arrested both the social media activist and the former Kaduwela deputy mayor over the clash. 

Both suspects are receiving treatment at the relevant hospitals under Police protection, while the Thalangama Police is conducting investigations into the incident. (NewsWire)

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