The Fort Magistrate’s Court today (26) issued an order preventing from any protest taking place in the Kollupitiya and Colombo Fort areas.
The order was issued against 26 persons including Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake from marching towards Galle Face, the Presidential Secretariat, the President’s House, the Finance Ministry premises, etc. through several roads in Colombo, and inconveniencing pedestrians or vehicular traffic, or causing damage to public property, etc.
The relevant court order will be effective from 01:00 p.m. until 08:00 p.m. today.
This order comes against the backdrop of a planned protest march in a particular area by the National People’s Power (NPP) today. due to be staged
