The Hon. Ananda Wijepala - Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs
Minister Ananda Wijepala informed Parliament that, following Hon. Mano Ganesan’s query, he had checked the incident of 5 February, for which a complaint was lodged on 13 February. He said three members of the same family were arrested, produced in court under case B/21924/25, and the matter was settled between the parties through counsel without a remand request. He added that any further action regarding the alleged assault would need to be pursued by the complainant.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Chairperson, in relation to the matter raised by Hon. Mano Ganesan, I inquired. The incident occurred on 5 February; a complaint was lodged on the 13th. Thereafter, three persons from the same family have been arrested and produced before court under B/21924/25. In court, both parties have reached a settlement. The complainant’s counsel did not even request remand. Through counsel, it has been settled. That is the position.
¶ 02 If further action is required regarding assault, the complainant must proceed accordingly.
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