NewsThe Westminster Magistrate’s Court, has ordered that further hearing of the case filed against Brigadier Priyanka Fernando, accused of making cut-throat gestures towards protestors in London, will take place on November 19. Earlier, the Westminster Magistrate’s Court had withdrawn an arrest warrant on Brig, Fernando “citing a series of procedural flaws”, and had also quashed the convictions against him, ordering a re-trial of the case. The Foreign Ministry, in a statement, said that witnesses appearing for the prosecution had made submissions before court, during the re-trial of the case on Oct 18. The accused will make its case during the next hearing. “The Government of Sri Lanka continues to maintain that Brigadier Fernando as a diplomat who was attached to the Sri Lanka High Commission in London is entitled to diplomatic immunity,” the Foreign Ministry’s statement read.

Source: Sunday Times October 21, 2019 01:18 UTC