While commemorating “Independence Day” at the Sri Lankan High Commission in London, United Kingdom, Brigadier Priyanka Fernando, a former military representative, is filmed making “cut-throat” gestures towards peaceful Tamil protestors. He is later convicted of two offences under the Public Order Act in the UK, including using threatening words or behaviour, likely leading towards harassment, alarm or distress.¹ An arrest warrant is issued for him, but is later revoked after issues of diplomatic immunity are raised, creating legal confusion. The case was ordered for another trial, and Brigadier Fernando kept delaying the court until October 2019, when he was finally found guilty and was ordered to pay more than £4,000 in fines, costs and compensation.