Former Chairman of the Kotikawatta-Mulleriyawa Pradeshiya Sabha Prasanna Solangaarachchi was caught on video this week trying to intimidate the Police when a tipper belonging to him transporting soil had toppled in the Mulleriyawa area. The accident had taken place on June 30.
Visiting the site of the accident OIC Mulleriyawa had requested for the permits for soil transportation to be submitted. However, no permits were available at the time. While the OIC noted that the law states permits should be in the tipper an angered Solangaarachchi in a threatening manner asked the OIC not to educate him the law as he is well aware of it. He claimed the permit had been taken away from the accident site and will be presented in due course.
However, when the case was called before the Colombo additional magistrate Tanuja Jayatunge yesterday (03), it was revealed that Solangaarachchi had not submitted the relevant permits yet despite the threats to the Police. Meanwhile, the Police also reported that instead of handing over the tipper to the Police, the former Chairman had taken it away and hidden it. The Magistrate while ordering the release of the driver on a bail of Rs. 50 000 ordered Solangaarachchi to handover the tipper to the Police immediately. The Police are also investigating regarding two lands which he had been using to store the soil after several complaints by residents.
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