Court orders arrest of Minister Jeevan Thondaman

22 Jul, 2024

The Nuwara-Eliya Magistrate?s Court has ordered the arrest of Minister of Water Supply and Estate Infrastructure Development Jeevan Thondaman over an incident at Kelani Valley Plantations PLC.

Lawyers representing Kelani Valley Plantations PLC said that the court had issued the order based on a case filed by the company.

The Minister was accused of storming Kelani Valley Plantations in May together with a group of others over an issue with regards to the daily wage of plantation workers.

Thondaman and the other accused were instructed to appear in court today but they failed to do so.

Accordingly, the Nuwara-Eliya Magistrate?s Court ordered the Police to arrest the suspects and produce them in court on 26th July. (Colombo Gazette)

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