Kurunegala Mayor, three charged with unlawful assembly

Kurunegala Mayor Thushara Sanjeewa Vitharana and three others appeared before Kurunegala High Court yesterday charged with unlawful assembly during the Local Government election 2018.

Mayor Thushara Sanjeewa and the other three were indicted on two counts, including possessing an unlawful weapon during the last Local Government election.

The second suspect, who was in absentia, was issued an open warrant by High Court Judge Menaka Wijesundara.

Attorney Sudath Wijewickrama appeared on behalf of the suspects. He requested court to give him the nearest date until discussion of the Attorney General’s report.

The judge put off the case until November 7.