Rishad Bathiudeen files FR petition seeking to prevent arrest

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Former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen has filed an Fundamental Rights (FR) petition before the Supreme Court today seeking Court intervention to prevent his arrest for allegedly transporting displaced persons from Puttalam to Mannar in state owned buses during the last presidential election.

Former Minister Bathiudeen alleged that the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is maliciously attempting to arrest him over the case. The Attorney General (AG), Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), CID are named as respondents in the case.

Currently CID is investigating an election violation complaint against Mr Bathiudeen over transporting some 12,000 persons in 225 CTB buses to Mannar in order to cast their votes.

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