Sri Lankan official fined over throat-slitting gestures in London
Brigadier Priyanka Fernando convicted of public order offences in private prosecution
A senior member of the Sri Lankan military has been convicted of public order offences in London and fined thousands of pounds after a court ruled he is not protected by diplomatic immunity.
Brigadier Priyanka Fernando was filmed making throat-slitting gestures towards Tamil protesters outside the Sri Lankan high commission in London on 4 February 2018. The demonstrators were highlighting concerns about human rights violations against Sri Lanka’s Tamil minority. Footage of the incident went viral.
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