By Ranjith Padmasiri
The Attorney General is to indict 12 former armed forces personnel in the Colombo High Court next week on charges of the abduction and torture of journalist Keith Noyahr.
The indictments are being filed 17 years after Mr. Noyahr was abducted from near his home in Dehiwala and tortured in May, 2008.
Attempted murder, conspiracy for the abduction, assault and causing injuries are among 30 charges against them.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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