Former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando and IGP Pujith Jayasundara have been summoned before the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) today (Jul 2), CID sources said.
Yesterday, the Attorney General had instructed the Acting IGP to name the said officials as suspects in the Easter Sunday terror attacks case and produce them before court.
These instructions had been issued over their failure to prevent the terrorist bombings despite having prior information regarding it.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
Read these and more on tomorrow’s edition of the Sunday Times
Cabinet has approved the appointment of Commodore (retired) M.B.N.A. Premaratne of the Sri Lanka Navy, as the new Commissioner General of Excise.
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