An individual who falsely alerted the police regarding a possible attack on Parliament was arrested in Ella today (Jul 14).
The suspect, in a telephone call to the Police Emergency Unit, had claimed that eight persons at a mosque in Pettah had plotted the attack. An investigation had then revealed that the warnings were false, Police Spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara said.
Police had then traced the number of the caller - a 57-year old identified as Baba Ahamed Brown, who had been residing at a rented house in Ella, the Spokesman said. The National Identity Card (NIC) of the suspect had shown that he was a resident of Borella.
Investigations had revealed that the caller's SIM had been purchased and registered using the NIC of the house owner. The suspect is currently being questioned by the Pettah Police, the Police Spokesman noted.
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.
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Two underworld criminals wanted for multiple crimes, including murder, were brought from Dubai to Sri Lanka, today (12).
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.
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