Monday, 23 May 2022

1,500 arrested in connection with the May 9 violence !


About 1,500 people have been arrested so far in connection with the May 9 violence across the country, police spokesman SSP Nihal Thaladuwa said.

A police spokesman said 677 suspects had been remanded.

Meanwhile, 152 suspects have been arrested in connection with the incidents in the past 24 hours, the police spokesman said.

Accordingly, 39 suspects have been remanded after being produced before the court and 101 have been released on bail.

He said the other suspects were due to be produced in court on May 22.

The police spokesman further stated that investigations are being carried out into the incident.

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