M F Mohamed Fawas - the Colombo District Organiser of the National Thowheed Jamath (NTJ) has been remanded until May 08 by the Colombo Chief Magistrates Court today (May 02).
Mr. Fawas was arrested by the Keselwatte Police over charges of being involved with the members of a radical Islamist group within the country.
During today's hearing, Police told court that the suspect was found to have been in the possession of certain documents and videos relating to the NTJ at the time of his arrest.
Police claimed that the suspect had captured video footage of the explosions which had occured across the country on Easter Sunday.
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.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
The 22nd amendment to the constitution dealing with the term of the President has been gazetted by order of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
An interim order prohibiting Deshabandu Tennakoon from carrying out his duties as Inspector General of Police (IGP) has been issued by the Supreme Court.
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