Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs Eranga Gunasekara has been named a suspect in the attack on former President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s private house on Fifth Lane on July 9, 2022, and the incident of obstructing the fire brigade that arrived to put out the fire.
Accordingly, he did not appear before the Fort Magistrate’s Court when the case was taken up yesterday.
His lawyer informed the court that his client was unable to appear in court due to illness.
The lawyers of several other suspects informed the court that their clients were unable to appear in court.
However, the magistrate issued arrest warrants for four individuals and ordered Deputy Minister Gunasekara to appear in court at the next hearing.