A 19-year-old 'Choon Paan' seller arrested for allegedly uploading and sharing a threatening Facebook post on president Ranil Wickremesinghe, was ordered to be remanded till September 8 after being produced before the Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court.
The suspect, a resident of Eppawala was arrested by the CID on suspicion ahead of the President's scheduled visit to the Thambuttegama and Eppawala areas on September 07.
The CID submitted to court that they were investigating to ascertain wheather there is any connection between this incident and an army soldier residing in Eppawala fleeing with a T-56 weapon from a the Kilinochchi Army Camp.
The suspect allegedly uploaded a Facebook post regarding the possibility of finding a sniper ahead of the President's scheduled visit to Eppawala area on September 7.
(dailymirror.lk)
