Police Use Tear gas on IUSF protestors

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The IUSF activists who protested demanding the release of their convener Wasnatha Mudulige and Galwewa Siridhamma Thera were subjected to tear gas attack at two points.

The protesters held the protest march from Thunmulla junction to Kollupitiya. The police used tear gas and water canon vehicles to disperse crowds near Nelum Pokuna and prime Minister’s office.

Wasantha Mudalige and the Galwewa Siridhamma Thera were kept in detention under the prevention of terrorism act and were produced to courts yesterday. They were remanded pending instructions from the Attorney General.

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