A 90-day detention order has been issued on four persons including Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte Municipal Council member Haja Mohideen Ali Usman and his brother Mohideen Sultan Faris, who were arrested for distributing extremist content.
The suspects were produced before the Colombo Chief Magistrates Court today by the Welikada Police who sought a detention order in order to carry out further questioning of the suspects.
Accordingly, court granted permission to detain the suspects under the Prevention of Terrorism Act and take measures to carry out further questioning.
M.J. Mohamed Allath, M.I.Mohamed Fawzan are the other suspects who were arrested along with the councillor.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
The 22nd amendment to the constitution dealing with the term of the President has been gazetted by order of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Auspicious times widely followed by candidates keeping with traditions will be taken into consideration by the Election Commission in fixing the date and time for the conduct on the Presidential polls.
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