Kilinochchi court grants bail to MP Ponnambalam

COLOMBO: The Kilinochchi Magistrate’s Court granted bail to Jaffna MP Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam, who was arrested over allegations of obstructing police duties.

The MP, who represents the Ahila Ilankai Thamil Congress (AITC) or the All-Ceylon Tamil Congress in parliament, was taken into custody by a team of officers attached to Maruthankerny Police at his residence in Colombo for being complicit in obstructing the duties of police officers and verbally abusing them during a recent incident in Vadamarachchi.

After taking into account a request made by the police, the Kilinochchi Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday issued an overseas travel ban on the parliamentarian.