Protest against lease of Mattala Airport: Eight released on bail, 32 re-remanded till Oct 30 | Daily News

Protest against lease of Mattala Airport: Eight released on bail, 32 re-remanded till Oct 30

When the 40 suspects arrested during the protest campaign held near the Hambantota Consulate against the proposed lease of the Mattala Airport to India on October 6 were produced in the Hambantota Magistrate's Court yesterday, Magistrate and District Judge Manjula Karunaratne released eight suspects on bail and re-remanded the other 32 suspects till October 30.

The eight persons released on Rs. 500,000 personal bail each, included Parliamentarians Namal Rajapaksa and D. V. Chanaka, Provincial Council member Sampath Athukorale and five others including a woman.

The 32 others remanded till October 30 included Parliamentarian Prasanne Ranaweera, Provincial Council member Upali Kodikara and Major Ajith Prasanne. 

 


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