A university student who was remanded for spreading a false rumour regarding a plane crash involving President Maithripala Sirisena on Facebook was released on bail today (May 24).
During today's hearing, Colombo Chief Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne had released the suspect on a surety bail of Rs 100,000.
The undergraduate had published a Facebook post stating that the flight in which President Maithripala Sirisena was travelling to China had crashed mid-way though the journey.
Accordingly, the President's Media Division complained to the Criminal Investigations Department in this regard following which a case was filed before court.
Further hearing on the case will take place on June 27.
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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