The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court today (14) recalled the arrest warrant that was issued against former Minister Wimal Weerawansa after the latter appeared before the court presenting a motion.
The magistrate had previously issued the warrant after Mr. Weerawansa failed to appear for a case filed on charges of causing public inconvenience by blocking the roads around the United Nations (UN) Compound at Thummulla, Colombo when the then-UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Prince Zeid Al Hussein visited Sri Lanka in the year 2016.
Seven persons, including MP Wimal Weerawansa, Weerakumara Dissanayake, Piyasiri Dissanayake, Mohammed Muzammil, Jayantha Samaraweera, and Rojer Senevirathne have been named as the accused in the case.
The case is to be taken up again on June 19.
