Police shot from three directions: CID

3 June 2011 10:43 am Views - 8438

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) today informed the Negombo Magistrate that police had shot the workers of Katunayake Free Trade Zone who protested against the proposed Pension Bill last Monday from three different directions.

The CID informed this to court producing Officer-in-Charge of Seeduwa Police station and an Inspector of the same police station before the magisterial inquiry conducting on the alleged murder and causing grievous injuries to 21-year-old Free Trade Zone worker Roshen Chanaka.

Negombo Chief Magistrate A. M. N. P. Amerasinghe ordered to remand the suspects, Seeduwa OIC, Chief Inspector, R. M. Ratnayake and OIC of the Environmental Unit, Inspector K. L. Ranasinghe who are to be charged under three counts. (Susitha R. Fernando and Hubert Fernando)