Fort Magistrate issues court order against NPP protest

The Fort Magistrate’s Court today (26 Feb.) issued an order preventing any protest marches from taking place in the Kollupitiya and Colombo Fort areas.

Accordingly, the order was issued against 26 persons including Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanyake from marching towards Galle Face, the Presidential Secretariat, the President’s House, the Finance Ministry premises etc. through several roads in Colombo, and inconveniencing pedestrians or vehicular traffic, or causing damage to public property etc.

The relevant court order will be effective from 01:00 p.m. until 08:00 p.m. today.

This order comes in the backdrop of announcement of a protest march due to be staged by the National People’s Power (NPP) today.