An individual arrested for having allegedly sent threatening SMSs to the State Minister of Defence Premitha Bandara Tennakoon and for having shared similar posts on Facebook has been remanded.
According to Ada Derana, the suspect was remanded until August 03 by the Naula Magistrate’s Court.
The suspect was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department over the offence of having threatened the State Minister of Defence during the ‘Aragalaya’ peoples’ movement protest in 2022.
During the case hearing, the Senior Government Advocate informed the court that even though people are entitled to freedom of expression under the Constitution, they cannot be used for illegal matters.
The Senior Government Advocate pointed out that the suspect through his actions has violated the Parliament (Powers and Privileges) Act, as well as the provisions of the Bail Act and called for the suspect to be remanded.
Taking into consideration the facts, the Naula Magistrate’s Court remanded the suspect until August 03. (NewsWire)