Minister M H A Haleem has requested the President that after investigations are conducted to release Kurunegala Hospital Dr Z S Mohamed Safi who was arrested for acquiring assets under suspicious circumstances.
The request was made when a group of Muslim parliamentarians and ministers met with the President yesterday (May 25).
During the discussion, Muslim Religious Affairs and Posts Minister Haleem had told the President that the doctor could have accumulated several assets since he and his wife, who is also a doctor, were operating other businesses as well.
Mr. Haleem had also requested the President to appoint individuals who were fluent in Arabic to assist the Police in identifying the contents of certain Arabic books which were seized from the doctor's residence.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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.
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