Navy assisted the repatriation of 109 Indian fishermen and six Sri Lankan fishermen who had been apprehended in past due to engaging in poaching activities in eachother's territorial waters yesterday, Navy said.
The 109 Indian fishermen who were released from Sri Lankan custody, were handed over to the Indian Coast Guard Ships “Atulya” and “Rani Durgawati” in the International Maritime Boundary Line North of Kankasanthurai.
Sri Lanka Navy’s Fast Gun Boats SLNS Edithara ll, SLNS Wickrama ll, SLNS Prathapa and Coast Guard Craft “CG 409” were deployed for the mission. Six Sri Lankan fishermen who were brought to SLNS Uthtara, were handed over to Assistant Director of Fisheries- Jaffna for onward action.
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.
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today he wholly rejects the Batalanda Commission report and that it was appointed wholly with the intention slinging political mud at him.
Leader of the National People’s Party (NPP) and one time Propaganda Secretary of the JVP Wimal Weerawansa accused the Government of bringing back the “Batalanda Commission” for a media spectacle instead of a genuine concern for those who suffered during the 1988-1990 period.
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