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.
First Bishop of the Batticaloa Diocese, Retired Bishop Joseph Ponnaiya, passed away today at the age of 74, following a brief illness.
The NPP government has been at the wheel for almost 6 months now. The time to keep looking at the rear view mirror and living in the past is about over.
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