evidence: Freelance journalist Tharindu Uduwaragedara is pulled from an auto rickshaw by police while attending a trade union-led protest in Colombo. He is transferred to Borella Police Station, where he is assaulted in transit and on arrival. On July 29, he is admitted to the National Hospital where the Colombo Chief Magistrate, who examined him, grants him bail. Intelligence personnel question Tharindu’s mother while he is in hospital. Tharindu’s case has been called three times, with the next scheduled for June 15, 2024. During an April 2nd hearing, a Colombo Magistrate ordered police to register an official complaint, else he be released from the charges.