Security has been tightened around the courts complex in Colombo as the Appeal Court is expected to deliver its verdict on the dual citizenship case against Presidential Candidate Gotabhaya Rajapaksa.
Certain Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) members have also entered the court premises.
Civil rights activists Professor Chandragupta Thenuwara and Gamini Viyangoda have petitioned court arguing that Mr Rajapaksa's dual citizenship certificate issued after obtaining Sri Lankan citizenship in 2005 was invalid.
A judge bench comprising Appeal Court President Yasantha Kodagoda, Arjuna Obeysekera, and Mahinda Samayawardana is expected to issue the verdict at 6 pm.
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.
The Presidential election will be held on September 21, the Commission of Elections has decided.
The former leader of the New Sama Samaja Party (NSSP) and the New Left Front and well-known figure in left-wing politics in Sri Lanka, Dr. Wickramabahu Karunaratne, passed away at the age of 81.
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