Colombo Chief Magistrate Gihan Pilapitiya today ordered Senior DIG Anura Senanayake to appear before court tomorrow in connection with security threat faced by Sri Lanka Bar Association President Upul Jayasooriya.

The Magistrate ordered to summon the Senior DIG after taking into consideration the motion filed by the Sri Lanka Bar Association on the matter.

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In the motion the BASL alleged that the police had not taken necessary action to ensure the personal security of Upul Jayasooriya.

The BASL President has so far lodged four complaints with the police saying unidentified groups followed him over the past few days.

Making a statement in parliament on the matter Prime Minister D M Jayarathna said the vehicles used by “unidentified followers” were unregistered.

Giving a new twist to the controversy the Sri Lanka Bar Association yesterday released a picture of the followers who came behind the BASL President.