A Fundamental Rights (FR) petition has been filed at the Supreme Court against the arrest of former president's son Yoshitha Rajapaksa and three others against their arrest and continuing remand.
Claiming that the arrests were made illegally, the petition named the twelve individuals as repondents including Inspector General of Police (IGP) and senior officials of Financial Crimes Investigation Department (FCID).
Yoshitha Rajapaksa, Rohan Weliwita, Nishantha Ranatunga and two others, arrested on charges of money laundering, were further remanded until March 10 by the Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court.
Challenging the Kaduwela Magistrate's ruling to deny him bail and arrest as violations of fundamental rights, Mr Rajapaksa sought an court order from the Supreme Court to issue an interim order to direct the Magistrate to grant him bail. A bail application submitted by the attorneys representing the dependents was rejected by the court, when the case was taken up yesterday.
The Constitutional Council has approved four nominees, proposed by the President, to fill vacancies in the Court of Appeal.
The Election Commission has announced the plan for leave for both public and private sector employees for the upcoming presidential election on September 21, 2024, without loss of salary or personal leave.
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) will reduce fuel prices with effect from midnight today.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe today called on ITAK’s Mavai Senathiraja at his residence in Jaffna today.
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