The army personnel assigned to the security detail of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa are to be gradually removed and replaced with police personnel, Secretary of Defence Karunasena Hettiarchchi said today. "Because army personnel can't be use for the civil security purposes without an emergency situations,"
According to the Government Information Department he said that the move is a result followed by a decision taken by the Security Council this week.
He said that not only former president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s security, it has been decided to assign all VIP protection duties to the Police Department. "Therefore there will be absolutely no reduction of security only the replacing of army personnel with policemen from the VIP Protection Division," he said.
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has interdicted Colombo Fort Magistrate Kosala Senadheera.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
The Supreme Court today refused interim relief in an application filed by President’s Counsel Senaka Walgampaya seeking an Order from the Supreme Court compelling the President to appoint judges to fill the existing vacancies in the Court Of Appeal.
The deadline for online applications to the 2024 G.C.E. Advanced Level (A/L) Examination has been extended until July 12, the Department of Examinations said.
Gazette on new speed limit regulations to be issued within two weeks
Cabinet has approved a proposed amendment to the Constitution that a referendum would be required to extend the Presidential and Parliamentary term beyond five years.
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