Minister's son is accused of assaulting police officers

The AG has initiated the enquiry after the Colombo Fort magistrate ordered the department to investigate the alleged attack on police officers by the son of a deputy minister.

Malaka Silva, son of deputy minister Dr. Mervyn Silva, is accused of assaulting and trying to obstruct officers from Police Narcotics Bureau when they raided the night club in Colombo’s Taj Samudra hotel.

An injured police constable was admitted to the hospital.

The minister’s son and two others were released on police bail without producing them before the courts.

The AG is investigating whether the police action amounts to contempt of court.

The police chief, Chandra Fernando, has told media that there was not enough evidence to charge Malaka Silva but the AG department maintains otherwise.

The department is to produce a report on the investigations to the courts on 18 August.