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‘Death threats were part of Sri Lankan diplomat's job description,’ court told
Brigadier Priyanka Fernando threatened Tamil protesters outside the Sri Lankan High Commission in London on 4th February 2018 [Sabeshraj Sathiyamoorthy]

MAKING slit-throat gestures at Tamil protesters was part of the job description for Sri Lanka’s military attache in London, Westminster Magistrates Court heard today.

Barrister Nicholas Wayne made the extraordinary argument in defence of his client, Brigadier Priyanka Fernando.

The soldier was caught on camera running his fingers across his throat while standing guard outside the Sri Lankan High Commission last year. The Brigadier left the country days later.

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