The Maligakanda Magistrates Court has actually provided a restraining order versus 26 individuals consisting of Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake, avoiding them from getting in the Hospital Square location in Colombo today (26 Feb.).

The order was issued based upon a demand made by the OIC of the Maradana Police previously today, following info received about a political demonstration scheduled for today in a number of locations in Colombo, consisting of those surrounding the Colombo National Hospital, National Eye Hospital, the Cardiology Unit of the National Hospital of Sri Lanka and the Hospital Square location in Maradana, Colombo.

The demand was made by the OIC upon consideration of the inconvenience potentially triggered to the patients and location homeowners and other members of the public travelling through the previously mentioned areas.

Previously this morning, the Fort Magistrates Court also provided an order avoiding the group from going into several locations consisting of the Ministry of Finance, the Presidents House and the Presidential Secretariat between 01:00 p.m and 08:00 p.m.

today.

Both these orders come in the backdrop of announcement of a demonstration march due to be staged by the National Peoples Power (NPP) today.