Namal Kumara, accused of involvement in communal violence after the Easter Sunday attacks has been further remanded until January 9, 2020.
The order was issued by the Hettipola Magistrate’s Court when the case was taken up for hearing today (Dec 26).
Kumara, the Director of the Anti-Corruption Force was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department on May 13 and detained for seven months over the incident.
The Colombo–Kandy main road at Pahala Kadugannawa has been closed indefinitely after a deadly rockfall in the area that left six people dead and four others injured.
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The Cyclonic Storm “Ditwah” moved further north from Trincomalee today evening leaving a trail of destruction including more than 90 deaths, over 100 missing and tens of thousands displaced, officials said.
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