LEADER OF NAVA SIHALA URUMAYA, SARATH MANAMENDRA ARRESTED
Posted by Editor on January 3, 2011 - 11:07 am
Sarath Manamendra, leader of the Nava Sihala Urumaya, has been arrested over a complaint lodged by a three-wheel driver at the Welikada police.
Police said that Manamendra was being questioned over an incident, where he had allegedly made threats with the use of a pistol.
A high-ranking police officer in charge of the area said that Mr. Manamendra had a license for the firearm.
Courtesy: News First
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This man’s licence to carry a firearm should be forthwith revoked for threatening behaviour. I do not see why he was allowed to carry firearms when carrying firearms have been banned. Politicians, especially of his ilk, should be banned from carrying weapons. I hope his licence is revoked and all his firearms taken away from him. Neither should his private bodyguards be allowed to carry weapons. We should have a country free of firearms, except for the defence and security services.