Marceli Thomas an Indian national and former DIG Nalaka De Silva who were arrested over alleged involvement in a VIP assassination attempt have been further remanded until December 11.
The case was taken up before Colombo Fort Magistrate Ranga Dissanayake.
The former Director of the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) was arrested by the CID on October 25 over a suspected plot to assassinate President Maithripala Sirisena and former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
He was arrested after informant Namal Kumara, made the allegations against Silva at a news conference.
The United States has told Sri Lanka that the disposition of the Iranian naval vessel IRIS Bushehr and its crew is a matter for Colombo to resolve under its own laws and international obligations, while signalling it is in active talks with Sri Lanka to contain Iran’s threat to US interests.
The government today granted permission for an Iranian warship with 208 on board to enter the country.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism today established a 24x7 Emergency Response Unit to coordinate matters related to the ongoing situation in the Middle East.
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