The Public Security Ministry has ordered to review requests for security made by former Members of Parliament and VIPs before taking a decision on providing security to them again, a senior official said.
He said that the requests have been made after their security was withdrawn keeping with a government decision.
Accordingly, police and STF guards provided to former ministers, MPs and VIPs have been withdrawn.
He said a threat assessment will be carried out before taking a decision on their applications.
Former President’s Secretary Saman Ekanayake was today remanded until February 11 by the Fort Magistrate in relation to the case where former President Ranil Wickremesinghe is alleged to have misused Rs. 16.6 million in state funds during a visit to the UK to attend his wife’s graduation ceremony at the University of Wolverhampton.
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A group of fishermen yesterday claimed that they were assaulted by Indian Coastal guards while returning back to Sri Lanka.
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