A hartal currently underway in North and East today crippled the normalcy and civil administration completely.
The campaign was called by relatives of disappeared persons was staged in North and eastern provinces demanding that immediate steps to be taken disclose information of the missing persons. Earlier political parties, Tamil, Muslim civil society organizations and trade unions urged public to join today’s protest.
The relatives of disappeared who have been on roads for more than two months demanding answers from government have alleged that the government has failed to provide them substantial solutions or track their missing persons.
The political parties including Tamil National Alliance (TNA), Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC), All Ceylon Muslim Congress (ACMC),Tamil National Peoples’ front (TNPF) and Tamil Peoples’ Council (TPC) extended support for the hartal.
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.
The Supreme Court today refused interim relief in an application filed by President’s Counsel Senaka Walgampaya seeking an Order from the Supreme Court compelling the President to appoint judges to fill the existing vacancies in the Court Of Appeal.
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Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
Two underworld criminals wanted for multiple crimes, including murder, were brought from Dubai to Sri Lanka, today (12).
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
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