Dr. Hossein Amir Abdollahia, the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, arrived in Sri Lanka on Monday night (19), on a three-day official visit.
Accompanied by a delegation of twenty, Dr. Abdollahia was received by the State Minister of Foreign Affairs Tharaka Balasuriya.
Arriving at the request of Foreign Affairs Minister Ali Sabry, Dr. Abdollahia is expected to make courtesy calls on Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena and President Ranil Wickremesinghe during his visit to Sri Lanka from February 19-21.
Minister Ali Sabry and the visiting Dr. Abdollahia’s delegation will also hold formal meetings at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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 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.
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