Colombo Fort Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne yesterday issued an order preventing the protest organisers from being a public nuisance, during a street protest that was to be held in Colombo city yesterday, by the Inter University Student’s Federation (IUSF).
Issuing this order in accordance with the Criminal Procedure Code, the Magistrate observed that this order would not hamper any attempts by the protesters to engage in a peaceful protest without causing any disturbance to the public. The Magistrate issued this order directing the Organisers of Inter University Student’s Federation including Lahiru Weerasekara not to engage in a protest in a manner that would cause any obstruction and annoyance to the public or traffic flow. The Magistrate made this direction pursuant to a request made by Fort Police.