AG asks CJ to appoint special Trial-at-Bar for Rathupaswala shooting trial

By Manopriya Gunasekera

The Attorney General yesterday requested the Chief Justice to appoint a special Trial-at-Bar at the Gampaha Magistrate’s Court to hear the case pertaining to the Rathupaswala shooting incident. The case is being heard before the Gampaha Magistrate’s Court. On 1 August 2013, army personnel opened fire at unarmed locals at Weliweriya, killing three and injuring several others, as they protested against a factory which they said polluted their groundwater.