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The claim

PTA පනත මඟින් පිල්ලෙයාන් රඳවා තබාගැනීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් දුමින්ද නාගමුව ප්‍රකාශයක් සිදුකළා ද?

Rating

False

Reviewed by FactCrescendo Sri Lanka ↗ ·

Original fact check ↗

Original review summary

The review found no evidence that Duminda Nagamuwa made the claimed statement about Pillayan’s detention under the PTA. It says his remarks about the PTA concerned the arrest of Rasheed Mohamed, and that he did not comment on Pillayan’s arrest in the media appearances it examined.[S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] FactCrescendo Sri Lanka original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026