Police arrest 20 suspects over weapons found in court

Term of Presidential Commission on political victimization extended

A Gazette notification has been issued declaring the extension of the tenure of the Presidential Commission of inquiry appointed to probe political victimisation. The term of the commission has been extended by another four months till 09 November 2020. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appointed a commission to probe political victimisation in January 2020. The Commission is tasked with investigating alleged political victimization of Government officials, members of the armed forces and Police,

10 Jul, 2020

Suspects arrested for harassing Russian woman further remanded

Five suspects, including the chief suspect, who were arrested on charges of harassing a Russian woman at Galle Face Green in Colombo were further remanded. The Fort Magistrate?s Court, which earlier remanded the suspects till 10 July, today further remanded them till 13 July. The suspects were arrested on Tuesday (07) in connection to the incident that was reported to have taken place on Sunday (05). The Russian woman had claimed in a video posted on Facebook that she was harassed at Galle Fa

10 Jul, 2020

Court discharges Tiran Alles over RADA fraud case

The Colombo High Court today discharged former Chairman of the Reconstruction and Development Agency (RADA) Tiran Alles and three others over a case filed accusing him of fraud. A case was filed against the former Chairman of RADA Tiran Alles, former North and Eastern Provinces LTTE Financial Head Emil Kanthan, former RADA Chief Operating Officer (COO) Saliya Wickramasuriya and and Dr. Jayantha Dias Samarasinghe. Alles and the three others were remanded and released on bail in November 2006 by

10 Jul, 2020