Former defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa who left the Bribery commission this morning after giving a statement, is reported to have arrived at the Welikada Prison. Presumably to visit his brother Former Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa who was transferred to the Prison Hospital last night.
The former Minister was remanded for 14 days yesterday by the Kaduwela Magistrate over misappropriation of Divineguma funds.
Rajapaksa's lawyers told the Magistrate yesterday that Rajapaksa required medical observation due to his health condition.
A protest was held in front of Attorney General’s Department Colombo today by a group of individuals calling for the Removal of the Attorney General Parinda Ranasinghe .
Meteorology Department forecasted that showers will occur at times in Northern, North-central, Eastern and Northwestern provinces and in Matale and Nuwara-Eliya districts.
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