The delgation comprising officals from the UN Sub-Committee on the Prevention of Torture visited Army Camp, Police Station and prisons in Vavuniya yesterday (Apr 07).
The four-member delegation had also visited the LTTE rehabilitation centre that has been set up in Poonthottam, Vavuniya while also visiting the Jaffna and Mullaitivu areas.
The UN delegation which arrived on April 02 is expected to remain until April 12. They are expected to meet state officials, the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka, and also civil movements during their stay in the country.
The decision to deploy a team of officials from the sub-committee on the Prevention of Torture was made during the recently concluded UNHRC sessions.
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.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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