INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The twenty-one protesters arrested this morning by police for obstructing two entrances of the Finance Ministry in Colombo, have been
granted bail by the Fort Magistrate.A total of 21 protesters including a Buddhist monk, four females and another 16 males were arrested by
the police for obstructing the entrances of the Finance Ministry in Colombo.They had been engaged in a protest this morning (20) blocking
the entrance to the Ministry of Finance while the protesters had also erected tents near the entryway.The Police Media Unit said that this
had resulted in officials of the Finance Ministry, Presidential Secretariat and the Treasury facing various difficulties in reporting for
face various difficulties.Police said that even the meeting of the Secretary to the Ministry of Finance with the IMF representatives who
have arrived in the country, had also been delayed due to the blockade at the entrance to the ministry.The police and STF personnel had been
deployed subsequently to disperse the protesters while they had arrested 21 protesters.The arrested suspects are to be produced before
courts later today (20).The protest had been organised by those protesting at the Galle Face Green
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