The Police has established a special investigation unit to identify and enforce the law against individuals who spread extremist and content on social media which incite communal hatred, Police Spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara said today (May 13).
The Unit will be tasked with identifying individuals who spread such information, and also to notify the relevant authorities on the future measures which must be taken against such persons, the Spokesman noted.
Accordingly, publishing and even sharing such content would be considered to be an offence, Mr. Gunasekara added while cautioning that suspects would be sentenced to between three to seven years of imprisonment under the Emergency Regulations.
Further, suspects could also be imprisoned for 10 years for breaching the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights by sharing or publishing hateful content.
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.
Auspicious times widely followed by candidates keeping with traditions will be taken into consideration by the Election Commission in fixing the date and time for the conduct on the Presidential polls.
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