“On May 12, I was informed that an unidentified group had asked several Muslim businessmen to close their shops. “However, we decided to release the four suspects on police bail until investigations were complete,” he said. “Did anyone else come to the station at this time?” Attorney General’s Department official leading the evidence asked the witness. Hewavitharana added that police had taken action to disperse the crowds that had gathered at the Hettipola town. We knew that we could get CCTV footage and arrested suspects later,” he said.

Source: The Nation December 03, 2020 00:56 UTC