Dan Priyasad Remanded

Dan Priyasad, the convenor of the Nawa Sinhale National Movement, has been remanded until February 14, after being produced before the Galgamuwa Magistrate’s Court today (11).

He was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), by Sri Lanka Police this morning (11) upon arrival in the country from Dubai.

He was taken into custody by officers of the Airport Immigration and Emigration Department upon his arrival from Dubai, following a court-imposed travel ban.

Police Media Spokesperson SSP Buddhika Manatunga stated that the Nikaweratiya Divisional Crimes Unit had initiated an investigation against Dan Priyasad over an alleged incident of exerting pressure on the Nan Eriya Police OIC not to arrest a drug trafficker in 2024.

Priyasad had been named as the sixth defendant in the case related to the assault on a peaceful protest at Galle Face, Colombo, on May 9, 2022. A warrant was issued for his arrest after he failed to appear in court for the proceedings.