Aragalaya activist, Wasantha Jayakody alias Maco, has been arrested from his home by the Cyber Crimes Investigation Division of the Police, according to his fellow activists.

Jayakody (40) was arrested by the Police on a complaint received about a certain post he had shared on social media in relation to the Independence Day celebration in a manner that can cause public unrest. He is to be produced before the Gangodawila Magistrates Court.