Former Minister and Anuradhapura District Organiser of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), Duminda Dissanayake, has been further remanded until 19th of June by the Mount Lavinia Magistrate’s Court. This is in connection with the investigation into the recent discovery of a gold-plated T-56 firearm found at an apartment complex in Havelock Town, Colombo.
Dissanayake was initially remanded on 24th of May following his arrest on 23rd of May during an inquiry conducted by the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID).
He was produced before the Mount Lavinia Magistrate’s Court today (5th of June ) and the court extended his remand.
The investigation focuses on the ownership of the gold-plated T-56 assault rifle, which was discovered inside a woman’s travel bag at the Havelock Town apartment complex on 20th of May .
