Former Millaniya Local Councillor Raveendra Namunni, who was arrested for making defamatory statements on social media about National Peoples’ Power (NPP) Kalutara District MP Nilanthi Kottahachchi, has been granted bail.
The Colombo Magistrate’s Court released Raveendra Namunni on a Rs. 500,000 surety today.
The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) member was arrested by officials from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) this morning.
Government MP Nilanthi Kottahachchi had filed a complaint with the CID through her lawyer on Tuesday (Dec 31), seeking a probe into the defamatory comments.
Having filed the complaint, Attorney-at-Law Namal Rajapakshe told the media that an SLPP activist was behind the slander.
He said the SLPP activist was spreading false information targetting the reputation of the female MP, making false claims that she had visited a hotel with him for money.
Reiterating that the statements were false and were a personal attack for political vengeance, Rajapakshe urged politicians to act respectfully, noting that MP Kottahachchi is a woman, a wife, and a mother of young children. (Islandnews)
