Police ordered to handover Somawansa’s body to relatives

Police ordered to handover Somawansa’s body to relatives

June 16, 2016   03:28 pm

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court today ordered Welikada Police to handover the body of former JVP leader Somawansa Amarasinghe to his relatives for funeral proceedings. 

Following a motion presented by Mayura Amarasinghe, a relative of the late leftist leader, Colombo Additional Magistrate Augusta Atapattu instructed police to hand over the body as medical reports do not confirm the death as suspicious. 

Former leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and General Secretary of the People’s Servants Party, Somawansa Amarasinghe has passed away yesterday at the age of 73. 

The funeral is to be held on Saturday (18) at the Borella cemetery.  

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