The Attorney General's advice is to be sought to decide on future legal action against the Finance Ministry's Information Director who was arrested yesterday (May 29), police said.
Mohamed Ali Hassan, the Information Director, was arrested during a search operation at his residence in Malwana when security forces had discovered ammunition on the roof of his house, Police Spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara told the press.
He noted that Mr. Hassan was taken in for questioning over suspicion of having knowledge regarding the ammunition at his residence.
Police and the Army had discovered 93 rounds of ammunition used in Bore-12 weapons during the search.
However, Mr. Hassan was released last evening following a questioning regarding the matter.
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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