The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court has granted bail to Kelum Harshana, who was arrested for allegedly promoting the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) ‘Mahaviru’ celebrations.

Commenting to the media following the trial, attorney-at-law Manoj Gamage stated that the Court granted bail to the suspect on the grounds that the charges did not demonstrate the promotion of terrorism.

On 30 November, the Criminal Investigations Department arrested three suspects in connection with causing public disturbance by promoting LTTE ‘Mahaviru’ celebrations. The arrested suspects, aged 28, 35, and 45, are from the Maradana, Chunnakam and Baddegama areas, the Police said. They were accused of sharing images and video clips of the late LTTE Leader Velupillai Prabhakaran through a Facebook account. The LTTE is a proscribed organisation in Sri Lanka. Additionally, they were also accused of circulating old video clips from previous LTTE ‘Mahaviru’ celebrations, misrepresenting them as current events. The arrests were made under Section 120 of the Penal Code and Section 27 of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act, No. 48 of 1978, for allegedly inciting public unrest and promoting the activities of a proscri

bed organisation through misleading social media posts.