COLOMBO (NewsRadio); Two trade union leaders who were arrested and subsequently remanded for allegedly threatening members of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka have been granted bail.
They were granted bail by the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court. Convener of the United Trade Union Alliance Ananda Palitha and the Secretary of the Electricity Consumers’ Association Sanjeewa Dhammika were arrested on Monday and were produced in court next day.
The Fort Magistrate’s Court then remanded the duo till today.
NewsRadio correspondent said Sanjeewa Dhammika was referred to an identification parade today, where he was identified by one of the PUCSL members.
The duo was arrested by the Colpetty Police for allegedly threatening two members of the PUCSL.
Police Media Spokesman Nihal Thalduwa said the duo is charged with threatening and intimidating Deputy Chairman of the PUCSL Udeni Wickremesinghe and Member of the Commission Professor Mohan Samaranayake.
The two members lodged a complaint calling for a probe over the incident of alleged storming of union leaders into the PUCSL office down St. Anthony’s Road, Colpetty on Sunday (22).
The two members have also requested the Ministry of Finance to conduct an investigation to find out as to how trade union members who stormed in knew that they were inside the office at the time.
The development comes as the two PUCSL members questioned the recent decisions taken by the Chairman of the PUCSL.
Police said the two individuals, aged 48 and 63 are residents of Mellawagedara and Wattala.
