On an agreement reached between Attorney General and lawyers for the petitioners, the AG has directed the CID not to arrest the OIC of the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) and five others involved over the Weligama hotel shooting case.
The men have filed writ petitions before the Court of Appeal which will be called up for hearing on March 21. Until then, as the preliminary inquiries have not been completed, the Court of Appeal has directed that they should not be arrested until the next court date.
However the arrest order against suspended IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon, over the 2023 shooting remains, Police Media said.
Mr. Deshabandu too has filed a writ petition which is scheduled to be called before the Court of Appeal tomorrow.
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that the suspect in the rape of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura teaching hospital has been identified as an army deserter and he will be apprehended shortly.
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
The Dutch Public Prosecutor suspects two companies of paying bribes in the construction of hospitals in Sri Lanka, according to an investigation by FD, the Dutch financial newspaper.
The Minister of Power, Kumara Jayakody, stated that in the future, internationally funded projects, such as power projects, will only be carried out through government-to-government (G2G) agreements and competitive procurement.
The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.
Israel, a major player in the global diamond and jewellery trade, has invited Sri Lankan gem and jewellery businessmen and designers to collaborate with Israeli diamond traders.
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