Mawanella PS Deputy Chairman arrested for threatening teachers

10 Nov, 2021

Mawanella Pradeshiya Sabha (PS) Deputy Chairman, K.G. Piyatissa, has been arrested for threatening a group of teachers.

He is among three suspects arrested over the incident.

The Ceylon Teachers Service Union had filed a Police complaint against the Deputy Chairman of the Mawanella Pradeshiya Sabha accusing him of assaulting teachers and parents who were engaged in a protest at the Mederigama Vidyalaya in Mawanella. (Colombo Gazette)

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