Police face flack over abduction bid
AFP: The Police faced censure Friday over an attempt to “abduct” a student activist, a tactic widely used against dissidents by the previous strongman leader’s regime.
Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera said he lodged a protest with Police Chief Pujith Jayasundara over an attempt by plain-clothed officers to seize on Thursday night a student known for his anti-Government views. Other students prevented him from being grabbed by the plain clothed officers.