All 37 suspects related to the murder of the late Parliamentarian Amarakeerthi Athukorala have been granted bail.
The suspects were granted bail under strict conditions today by the Gampaha Court three-judge bench Trial-at-Bar.
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Polonnaruwa District MP Amarakeerthi Athukorala was murdered during the Sri Lanka unrest in May 2022.
Following the unrest that broke out across Sri Lanka after SLPP loyalists attacked anti-government protesters near the Temple Trees and the Galle Face Green in Colombo, MP Athukorala was allegedly assaulted and murdered in Nittambuwa while on his way to Polonnaruwa.
MP Amarakeerthi Athukorala was allegedly assaulted and killed along with his security official during the incident. (NewsWire)