A 19-year-old youth who had made a post on Facebook allegedly threatening President Ranil Wickremesinghe has been remanded.
The suspect allegedly uploaded a Facebook post regarding the possibility of finding a sniper ahead of the President’s scheduled visit to the Eppawala area on September 07.
According to reports, the suspect was arrested by officials of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID).
The CID informed the court that investigations were underway to ascertain if there was any connection between this incident and the incident where an Army soldier residing in Eppawala fled with a T-56 weapon from the Kilinochchi Army Camp.
Taking into consideration the facts, the Colombo Magistrate’s Court remanded the suspect until September 08.
The suspect is a 19-year-old resident of Mediyawa in Eppawala and employed as a bakery goods seller via three-wheeler, commonly known as ‘Choon paan’. (NewsWire)