An automated facial recognition system has been placed at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today (6) to identify individuals who might be involved in criminal activity.
The initiative was enforced in an effort to identify any departing or arriving individuals who may be involved in any unlawful activities, under the directive of Minister of Public Security Tiran Alles and Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon.
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.
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today he wholly rejects the Batalanda Commission report and that it was appointed wholly with the intention slinging political mud at him.
Leader of the National People’s Party (NPP) and one time Propaganda Secretary of the JVP Wimal Weerawansa accused the Government of bringing back the “Batalanda Commission” for a media spectacle instead of a genuine concern for those who suffered during the 1988-1990 period.
Speaker (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne to announced to the Parliament regarding the vacant seat created in Parliament due to the resignation of Mohamed Sali Naleem from his position as a Member of Parliament.
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