Police have arrested six individuals who participated in a protest organized by the ‘Jana Aragala Vyaparaya’ in Pettah today (03). A protest march organized by the ‘Jana Aragala’ (People’s Struggle) movement against the government’s tax policy and the rising cost of living began at Campbell Park in Borella; the march proceeded via the Borella junction and Maradana to the area opposite the Pettah Central Bus Stand, where the group staged a protest.
It is reported that the group has been arrested on charges of participating in an unlawful assembly.