Case against Hirunika Premachandra and several others postponed to Jan. 25

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has ordered that the case filed against former Member of Parliament Hirunika Premachandra and several other female suspects over the staging of a street drama obstructing public roads within the Cinnamon Gardens Police Division on International Women’s Day be taken up again on January 25.

The case was taken up before Colombo Additional Magistrate Lahiru Silva today (02), Ada Derana reporter said.

During the proceedings, Cinnamon Gardens Police had informed the court that instructions from the Attorney General regarding the incident had not yet been received.

Accordingly, the Magistrate ordered that the case be called again on January 25 and directed the police to inform the court of the progress made in obtaining the Attorney General’s instructions on that date.