At least 450 tri forces deserters who have failed to obtain legal discharge during the General Amnesty periods provided in the past were arrested till last week, Military Spokesman Brigadier Rohan Seneviratne said..
Accordingly, one officer and 313 soldiers from the army, 133 personnel from navy and 11 personnel from air force have been arrested so far.
Tri forces personnel who are considered as Absent Without Official Leave (AWOL) were provided two opportunities during last year to seek legal discharge. During the last amnesty period (from 01st to 31st December) around nine thousand tri forces deserters including officers and other rank personnel reported to their respective services seeking legal discharge.
A British national had been arrested over attempting to smuggle in the largest haul of kush( drugs) from Thailand, customs said.
Popular grade five tuition teacher, Hayeshika Fernando wanted over assaulting a 21 year old youth was granted bail today after she surrendered to courts.
The Government of Sri Lanka maintains that the allegation of genocide during the final phase of the conflict in Sri Lanka is unsubstantiated by any credible authority, either nationally or internationally, and is based on misleading information. Sri Lanka firmly rejects this false narrative and believes it has been propagated primarily for electoral gains within Canada.
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