By Yoshitha Perera
Three Fundamental Rights (FR) applications filed challenging the current Emergency Regulations were granted leave to proceed by the Supreme Court.
The petitioners were Namini Panditha and Rusiru Egodage, the Conveners of the Liberal Youth Movement and Counsel Dr. Gehan Gunathilake appeared for the petitioners.
He contended that several provisions of the Emergency Regulations violated human rights, including the right to equality, the freedom of speech and expression, the freedom of peaceful assembly, and the right to the presumption of innocence until proven guilty.
The Court further directed the state to report back to it after assessing any elements of the Emergency Regulations that were deemed to be too broad.
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 Minister of Power, Kumara Jayakody, stated that in the future, internationally funded projects, such as power projects, will only be carried out through government-to-government (G2G) agreements and competitive procurement.
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.
Israel, a major player in the global diamond and jewellery trade, has invited Sri Lankan gem and jewellery businessmen and designers to collaborate with Israeli diamond traders.
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