Cases will be filed under the Public Property Act over the damages caused to state properties on the night of May 09 when the protesters set fire to the houses of MPs including the then Premier Ranil Wickremesinghe, the Police Department said.
Accordingly, necessary files have been prepared under the supervision of Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASP) for the prosecution of the suspects responsible for the damages done to state properties.
On the night of May 09, people who behaved violently under the guise of Aragalaya set fire to 77 properties including properties owned by 74 public representatives.
Nine victims, including a Member of Parliament, lost their lives as a result of these violent incidents.
The damage caused to all the equipment including government vehicles, laptops and computers issued by the ministries and offices of the public representatives has been calculated and arrangements have been made to prosecute the persons identified as involved in destroying them under the Public Property Act.
