Two cops interdicted over shooting inside Mount Lavinia court

 

Two police constables who were on guard duty during the recent shooting incident at the Mount Lavinia court complex have been interdicted, the police media division says. 

A person who was among the crowd had opened fire at a suspect who was in the dock in the Mount Lavinia Court on Thursday (Aug 04) and fled the scene. 

It was reported that with the re-commencing of court affairs after lunch and during the hearing of a case pertaining to a financial fraud before Mount Lavinia Chief Magistrate Kosala Senadheera, an individual who was within the court premises pulled out a pistol and fired at a defendant who was standing in the dock. 

The defendant in question had arrived at the court for the hearing of a case pertaining to an incident of financial fraud.