Sri Lanka, May 16 -- Police have arrested nine individuals, including Madushan Chandrajith, the convener of the Inter-University Students' Federation (IUSF), for staging a protest in front of the Ministry of Health in Colombo.

The arrests were made due to a violation of a court order issued earlier today (16).

The court order specifically prohibited a group, which included the IUSF convener, from entering the National Hospital Square in Colombo and the area where the Ministry of Health is located.

The order also restricted any actions that could disrupt hospital activities.

This court-imposed restriction was in effect from 12 noon today (16) until 5 pm tomorrow (17).

Despite this clear directive, the group proceeded with their protes...