The Colombo Fort Magistrate has remanded SLPP councillor Kulatissa Deeganage until January 18 over the unruly scenes at the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation premises last year.
Mr. Deeganage has been accused of assaulting police security personnel of former Petroleum Minister Arjuna Ranatunga.
Colombo Fort Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne had pointed out that the suspect along with the group of other individuals had acted in an unruly manner which eventually led to the death of an officer at the CPC.
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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