The report on the remarks made by State Minister Ranjan Ramanayake over the alleged allegations of consumption of cocaine by parliamentarians and ministers was submitted to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday (Feb 25).
A copy of the report would be submitted to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) in due course, Chairman of the committee Lakshman Kiriella said.
The committee was appointed during a United National Party (UNP) parliamentarians meeting following the remarks made by Mr. Ramanayake.
The State Minister appeared before the committee and provided a statement concerning his remarks last Friday.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
An interim order prohibiting Deshabandu Tennakoon from carrying out his duties as Inspector General of Police (IGP) has been issued by the Supreme Court.
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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