The Advisory Committee on Ministry of Defence was gathered under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena at the Parliament, today, Presidential Secretariat said. It is significant that this Committee met after a lapse of four years and the Members of the Parliament irrespective of party differences participated on this occasion.
During this meeting, it was discussed in detail regarding the facts related to the Ministry of Defence. The Leader of the Opposition R. Sampanthan, Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe, Dayasiri Jayasekara,Thilanga Sumathipala, representing the JO Wimal Weerawansha, Vasudeva Nanayakkara, Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, representing the UNP Mayantha Dissanayake, Ranjan Ramanayake,S.M. Marikkar, M.A. Sumanthiran and others participated in this event.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
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.
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