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Destruction of Ranil’s private residence: NPP Deputy Minister named suspect
Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs, Eranga Gunasekera, named a suspect in the attack that destroyed UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe’s private residence, at Fifth Lane, Kollupitiya, on July 09, 2022, and obstructing the Fire Brigade, which came to douse the fire, didn’t appear before Fort Magistrate Nilupuli Lankapura when the case was taken up yesterday (26).
Counsel for Gunasekera informed Court that his client hadn’t been able to attend Court as he was not well. Counsel for several other suspects informed the Court of their clients’ inability to appear in Court. The Magistrate, however, issued arrest warrants on four persons and ordered Deputy Minister Gunasekera to appear in Court at the next hearing.
Among the suspects who appeared in Court were former MP J.C. Ranga, Andrew Ivon Perera, Raigam Badarage Manju, Wettamunige Sherin Wickremesingha, Dilruk Madushanka, Ashan Sandeepa, Anwar Ali and Koralage Indika Prasad.