Former State Minister Vijayakala Maheswaran has been questioned by the Organised Crimes Prevention Division of the Police, over her controversial statement she made with regard to the LTTE.
According to local media reports MP Maheswaran was questioned for more than 3 and a half hours at her office in Jaffna yesterday. The statement was recorded under the supervision of a Superintendant of Police.
Speaker Karu Jayasuriya had earlier referred the matter to the Attorney General's Department, calling for a report on what legal action could be taken in this regard.
Thereafter the Attorney General informed the Inspector General of Police to promptly submit a report detailing the MP's statement. Vijayakala Maheswaran resigned from her post amidst outcry against her statement.
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.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
Read these and more on tomorrow’s edition of the Sunday Times
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