Chilaw Mayor claims he was not arrested
August 2, 2011 06:13 pm
I was not arrested by the Chilaw Police but only taken in for a statement, The
Chilaw Mayor, Hilary Prasanna Fernando told Ada Derana following his alleged involvement in an assault on a woman yesterday (August 1).
The assault
allegedly took place after yesterday’s ceremony in which UPFA representatives who
were elected to the Chilaw Municipal Council took oaths in front of President
Mahinda Rajapaksa for posts such as Mayor and Deputy Mayor. The Police recorded a statement from the Mayor today (August 2) following a complaint that was lodged.
The alleged victim of the assault was the wife of a principal donor to the newly appointed Deputy Mayor of Chilaw.
