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Sri Lanka: Complaint filed for arrest of ex-PM Mahinda Rajapaksa, 6 others in attack on peaceful protesters

<span style="color: #222222;">In Srilanka, a personal complaint has been lodged before the Colombo Magistrate's Court by a lawyer requesting to direct the Crime Investigation Department to immediately arrest seven persons, including former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.<br />'' <br />'' The complaint is in connection with a case of conspiracy to commit criminal intimidation and aiding and abetting to attack a peaceful protest in front of the Temple Trees and Galle Face.<br />'' <br />'' According to media reports, former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, MPs Johnston Fernando, Sanjeewa Edirimanne, Sanath Nishantha and Moratuwa Municipal Council Chairman Saman Lal Fernando, Senior DIG in charge of the Western Province Deshabandu Tennakoon and IGP Chandana Wickremeratne were named as defendants in the petition.<br />'' <br />'' On other hand, United National Party Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene said yesterday, the new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will not form a UNP Government, but an interim government which comprises all parties in Parliament, to save the nation.<br />'' <br />''He said, Sri Lanka's economy is in a grave situation with foreign reserves having gone down to the lowest in history. Mr. Wijewardene said, it is essential to resolve this crisis and ease the burden on the people.</span><br />

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