14-Day Detention Order Issued Under State of Emergency Regulations to Detain the 10 Suspects 

Fourteen day detention order has been issued, under state of emergency regulations, to detain the 10 suspects arrested yesterday over the incidents in Kandy. They will be transferred to Colombo for questioning.

Amith Jeewan Weerasingh, the main suspect accused of instigating the incidents in Kandy was arrested last morning along with 9 other suspects.

They have been accused of instigating violence in Kandy through social media and were arrested by the Terrorist Investigation Division (TID) following a special operation.

The arrests were reportedly made in Digana and Poojapitiya areas.