Officials attached to the Criminal Information Department (CID) recorded a statement from former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella over importing substandard Human Immunoglobulin to the country during his tenure.
According to Police spokesman SSP Nihal Thalduwa, the recording of a statement from the former Minister is part of ongoing investigations into the importation of substandard vaccines by authorities which led to alleged financial misappropriation of Rs 130 million.
Last week, the CID arrested former Health Ministry Secretary Janaka Chandraguptha over the incident as well.
Tamar Amitai, a 25-year-old Israeli tourist who went missing in Uppuveli, Trincomalee, was found safe after a three-day joint search operation today.
The Colombo High Court today (28) sentenced former parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra to three years of Rigorous Imprisonment over charges of the involvement of an abduction.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe is firm about the President’s five-year tenure, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.
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