Three arrested at the Central Mail Exchange with 600 defamatory letters
Posted by Editor on May 2, 2019 - 10:02 pm
Three persons have been arrested at the Central Mail Exchange with 600 letters defamatory of the President and inciting enmity among races, the Police Spokesman said.
The three arrested suspects are reportedly staff members of a powerful UNP Minister.
The letters were reportedly addressed to various Buddhist temples across the country.
The content of the letters in question are defamatory of President Maithripala Sirisena and also incite enmity among the population on the grounds of race and religion, police said.
The arrested are 28 year old, Karandeniya gedara Sampath Kumara, 41 year old Danusha Priyadarshana and 24 year old Thakshila Weerasena.
They are residents of Kandy- Wattegama, Alawwa, Polgolla
Latest Headlines in Sri Lanka
- Colombo hit by 12-hour water cut today for emergency maintenance May 25, 2025
- New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters arrives in Sri Lanka May 25, 2025
- Duminda Dissanayake remanded until May 29 over gold-plated T56 firearm May 24, 2025
- Sri Lanka probing use of Rs. 22 Trillion obtained through loans May 24, 2025
- Sri Lankan PM assures no land will be taken from people in North and East May 24, 2025
