Two individuals attached to the National Towheed Jamath (NTJ) group who were involved in propogating extremist Islamic ideologies have been ordered to be detained for 90 days by the Colombo Chief Magistrates Court.
The order was issued following a request put forward by the Police during a hearing today (May 03). The suspects were arrested by intelligence officers before being produced before court.
The two suspects identified as Mohamed Ismail and M.A. Mohamed Niyas were taken into custody with 12 CD's containing extremist content, a laptop, a mobile phone and several other equipment.
Kotahena Police had sought a detention order to be issued on the suspects in order to carry out further investigations. Preliminary investigations have revealed that the suspects were residents of Kattankudy.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
The 22nd amendment to the constitution dealing with the term of the President has been gazetted by order of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
An interim order prohibiting Deshabandu Tennakoon from carrying out his duties as Inspector General of Police (IGP) has been issued by the Supreme Court.
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