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Further hearing of case against Brig. Fernando on Nov 19
The 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.
Brig. Fernando, the former Sri Lankan Defence Attache in London, while on duty, had been filmed making cut-throat gestures to a group of protestors outside the Sri Lankan High Commission in London, on February 4 last year.
Earlier, the Westminster Magistrate’s Court had withdrawn an arrest warrant on Brig, Fernando “citing a series of procedural flaws”, and had also quashed the convictions against him, ordering a re-trial of the case.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.
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