The clauses pertaining to the prevention of terrorism will be brought under the Emergency Regulations with effect from midnight today (Apr 22).
A gazette notification will be issued to this effect in order to enhance powers of the police and the tri-forces.
The decision to bring the relevant clauses under the Emergency Regulations was made during a discussion between President Maithripala Sirisena and the members of the National Security Council this afternoon.
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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