Namal Rajapaksa appears before Hambantota Police

09 Oct, 2017

Parliamentarian?Namal Rajapaksa appeared before the Hambantota Police today over the protest staged in Hambantota last week.

The Police said that?Namal Rajapaksa and two other politicians had been ordered to appear before the Police.

Namal Rajapaksa also confirmed on his twitter account that he has been asked to appear to make a statement.

Namal Rajapaksa and members of the joint opposition had led a protest in Hambantota last week against agreements reached between the Government and foreign companies related to the Hambantota port and Mattala airport.

The Police fired water cannons and tear gas to disperse the protest. (Colombo Gazette)

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