The Colombo Additional Magistrate this morning released on bail sixteen Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) workers who surrendered to court this morning.
Warrants were issued for their arrested yesterday after they failed to appear before the Colombo Magistrates’ Court.
The sixteen CPC workers were arrested for preventing the supply and distribution of fuel after the government issued a gazette declaring it an essential service.
The sixteen CPC workers were released on a personal bail of Rs. 100, 000 each.