Sri Lanka student union leader remanded till November 12

A Sri Lankan court Friday ordered the leader of the Marxist party Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) affiliated students' union to be remanded till November 12.

The Fort Magistrate ordered the Convener of the Inter University Students Federation (IUSF), Udul Premaratna be remanded till November 12 following his arrest on a warrant issued by the Colombo Magistrate.

Acting IUSF Convener, Sanjeewa Bandara told the media that the Federation could not be intimidated by Premaratna's arrest.

Bandara says that the IUSF was expecting Premaratna's arrest by the government as a way to disrupt the protest campaigns launched by the IUSF.

Premaratna was arrested yesterday (29) by the Nugegoda Police when he was returning from a discussion with the opposition United National Party (UNP) Deputy Leader Karu Jayasuriya at the UNP headquarters Sirikotha.