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Mervyn’s club attack case to be reopened
Last year’s case involving Mervyn Silva’s son and his alleged involvement in an attack on a night club is to be reopened. The Sunday Times learns the State has filed charges against two guards of the Brave Guard Security company, accusing them of making false complaints to the police, a punishable offence.

The two guards of the company run by former Minister Anuruddha Ratwatte’s son had first said they saw Mervyn Silva among the crowd that attacked the club but later said it was someone like Mervyn Silva.

The two guards, K.A.T.S. Bogahawatte and T.P.N. Fernando are to face charges in the Magistrate’s court. A spokesman for the Attorney General’s Department said, “They can’t have it both ways”.

It is also alleged that Police statements in connection with the case were tampered with thus hampering investigations. In the October incident, the Deputy Minister had allegedly led a mob attack on Clancy’s night club as well as the Soprano’s karaoke bar, causing extensive damage to the clubs, after the clubs denied entry to his son Malaka.

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