Members of the Indian and Maldivian Intelligence community met with their Sri Lankan counterparts earlier this month for a closed door meeting on Regional Intelligence Coordination.
By Asiri Fernando
Members of the Indian and Maldivian Intelligence community met with their Sri Lankan counterparts earlier this month for a closed door meeting on Regional Intelligence Coordination.
The Indian and Maldivian delegation had arrived at the invitation of the Sri Lankan Government, supported by the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and had been represented by both Civil and Military Intelligence specialists who met an equally diverse group of Sri Lankan intelligence and law enforcement officers.
The meeting saw discussions on different extremist groups, terrorism, countering Ideologies and best practices in Counter Terrorism based on each countries experience. The gathering also discussed the Easter Sunday Bombings, lessons learned from it and the future efforts that needed to be put in place.
The group meeting which lasted for two days is expected to meet again in six months time. Intelligence sources told Times Online that the grouping was unofficially named 'the three eyes' to reflect the multilateral effort and was considered timely necessity by the parties involved.
During last weeks short visit to the Island by newly re-elected Indian Prime minister Modi, Prime minister Ranil Wickremesinge had discussed tripartite counter terrorism efforts between India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
The Indian National Intelligence Agency (NIA) in a Twitter message on Tuesday (June 12) claimed that Mohammad Azharuddin, 32 from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu was arrested by them.
According to foreign news reports, Investigators in India accused Azharuddin of communicating with Zahran Hashim via Facebook, the alleged ringleader of the Easter Sunday bombings attacks, which was later claimed by Islamic State (IS).
Mohammed Azarudeen being produced before the NIA special court in Kochi on Thursday.
Photo Credit: PTI (Via the Hindu)
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.
The Supreme Court today refused interim relief in an application filed by President’s Counsel Senaka Walgampaya seeking an Order from the Supreme Court compelling the President to appoint judges to fill the existing vacancies in the Court Of Appeal.
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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