Parliamentarian and National Freedom Front (NFF) Leader Wimal Weerawansa who has been on a hunger strike in Welikada remand prisons over a week admitted to Prison hospital today, a spokesperson from Prisons Department said.
Mr Weerwanasa commenced his hunger strike on March 22 claiming he was arrested under false charges. He was arrested on January 10 for allegedly misusing 40 State vehicles belonging to the State Engineering Corporation which resulted a loss of Rs. 90 million to the government.
Popular grade five tuition teacher, Hayeshika Fernando wanted over assaulting a 21 year old youth was granted bail today after she surrendered to courts.
A British national had been arrested over attempting to smuggle in the largest haul of kush( drugs) from Thailand, customs said.
The Government of Sri Lanka maintains that the allegation of genocide during the final phase of the conflict in Sri Lanka is unsubstantiated by any credible authority, either nationally or internationally, and is based on misleading information. Sri Lanka firmly rejects this false narrative and believes it has been propagated primarily for electoral gains within Canada.
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