The secretary of Our Sri Lanka Freedom Front (OSLFF) has filed a writ of application in the Court of Appeal seeking an interim order not to hold the General election on August 17 in the Jaffna electorate. The party Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam said they were informed on July 14, the day after the nominations closed by the returning officer of Jaffna that their nomination papers have been rejected according the parliamentry election law and were seeking a court order to accept their nominations. In his application, Sagara Kariyawasam mentioned the twenty four individuals as the respondents including the Election Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya and Jaffna Returning Officer. He also stated that according to the parliamentary election law 15 (3) the secretary of the party has to filed the nomination papers on behalf of the party, which they did on July 13 but was rejected.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
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