An automated Facial Recognition Unit was established at the Bandaranaike International Airport yesterday (6) to enable law enforcement authorities to identify those suspected of involvement in criminal activity. The unit was declared open by Public Security Minister Tiran Alles and Acting Inspector General of Police Deshabandu Tennakoon. The Facial Recognition System will be operated jointly by the Criminal Investigation Department and the Department of Immigration and Emigration.
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Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has been summoned by the Bribery Commission following a statement he made supporting MP Chamara Sampath Dissanayake who is in custody.
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