Brigadier who issued orders to Army at Rathupassala incident ... remanded!
Brigadier Anura Deshapriya Goonawardena who is alleged to have ordered to fire at the protest launched in 2013 by people in Rathupassala in the town of Weliweriya demanding drinking water was yesterday taken into custody by the CID under charges of murder of 3 persons, attempted murder and for aiding and abetting. After being produced before court today Gampaha Chief Magistrate D.A. Ruwan Pathirana ordered that he be remanded till 31st of this
month.This attack was launched having targeted a group of Rathupassala villagers on the 1st of August 2013 and 3 persons died as a result with 33 persons being wounded in the process. 3 soldiers too were arrested prior to this. They are still under remand custody. The said attack was carried out against the protest of the public who protested against Dhammika Perera's Venigros Factory and a dialogue happened to develop that the previous regime acted in an unjustified manner in connection with the said deaths after the incident concerned.
