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Four remanded for spreading religious hatred messages
Aug 06, 201405:44 PM
Four individuals, who were apprehended for allegedly sending religious hate messages through SMSs, were ordered to be remanded till 18 August by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court, today.
The suspects were remanded when the case was taken up for hearing before Colombo Chief Magistrate Gihan Pilapitiya.
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) following a tip-off they received commenced the investigation to arrest the suspects in mid-July.
Police Spokesperson issuing a statement said that the suspects have distributed a message stating that there will be another riot against Muslims in Sri Lanka after 10 August, and a meeting on this regard has already held at the Defence Ministry.
The CID has disclosed information that the religious hate massage has been initially sent to a person in Negombo from a person named Rizwan Mohammed, who currently resided in Kuwait.
The remanded suspects will be reproduced in the Court again on 18 August.
