Convener of the Inter University Students' Federation (IUSF) Lahiru Weerasekara and the Convener of the Inter University Bhikkhu Federation (IUBF) Venerable Tampitiye Sugathananda Thera were released on bail by the Colombo Fort Magistrate. The two were produced in court today in relation to a case filed by Kollupitiya Police.
They were remanded in custody by the Colombo Fort Magistrate over violating a court order obtained on a request made by the Fort Police on October 10 and over violating bail conditions imposed earlier.
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that the suspect in the rape of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura teaching hospital has been identified as an army deserter and he will be apprehended shortly.
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
The Dutch Public Prosecutor suspects two companies of paying bribes in the construction of hospitals in Sri Lanka, according to an investigation by FD, the Dutch financial newspaper.
The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.
The Minister of Power, Kumara Jayakody, stated that in the future, internationally funded projects, such as power projects, will only be carried out through government-to-government (G2G) agreements and competitive procurement.
Three persons arrested on Saturday close to the Thalawila St Anne’s Church have been held under detention orders for questioning.
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