Protest against the court’s verdict in Kotakethana

Kahawatta Villagers Protest Against Court Decision Police use water cannons to disperse protesters in Kahawatta Police used water cannons to disperse protestors blocking the Embilipitiya-Ratnapura main road at the Kahawatta Town. The protest was staged against the court’s verdict on the dual murder in Kotakethana. Earlier today, the Colombo High Court acquitted the three suspects accused in the 2012 murder of a mother and daughter in Kotakethana, Ratnapura.