The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the fundamental rights petition filed by a British tourist who was arbitrarily arrested and detained for displaying a tattoo of Lord Buddha on her upper arm and ordered the state to pay her Rs500, 000 as compensation.
The Court also ordered that the petitioner Naomi Michelle Cokeman of 8, Waveley Road, Coventry, England be paid another Rs. 200,000 as costs.
Additionally the second and third respondents in the case Police Sergeant Upasena and Police Inspector Suraweera were also directed to pay Rs. 50,000/- each as compensation to the Petitioner.
The bench comprised justices S.E. Wanasundera P.C.,Actg. C.J. and Nalin Perera
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that the suspect in the rape of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura teaching hospital has been identified as an army deserter and he will be apprehended shortly.
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
The Dutch Public Prosecutor suspects two companies of paying bribes in the construction of hospitals in Sri Lanka, according to an investigation by FD, the Dutch financial newspaper.
The Minister of Power, Kumara Jayakody, stated that in the future, internationally funded projects, such as power projects, will only be carried out through government-to-government (G2G) agreements and competitive procurement.
The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.
Three persons arrested on Saturday close to the Thalawila St Anne’s Church have been held under detention orders for questioning.
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