IGP appoints an ASP to commission on bond scam

Tiran will not be arrested till case is heard

Parliamentarian and businessman Tiran Alles will not be arrested until a case he has filed is heard, the Attorney General (AG) has said. The undertaking was given by the AG to the Supreme Court today and the Financial Crimes Investigations Division (FCID) had been instructed to continue investigations. Alles, who has been accused of being involved in fraud, had filed a petition in Court against moves to arrest him even before investigations are completed. (Colombo Gazette)

27 May, 2015

Low level delegation for June session

The Government will not be sending a high level delegation for the June session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mahishini Colonne said that Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Geneva Ravinatha Aryasinha will be attending the session. Meanwhile, she said the Government is working on the domestic mechanism to investigate alleged human rights abuses said to have taken place during the war. The Government has assured the international community, including the

27 May, 2015

Concerns raised over Wijeweera’s resignation

Concerns have been raised over the resignation of?Director General of Sri Lanka Customs?Jagath P Wijeweera. The Sri Lanka Shippers? Council said it noted?with “great regret” that the sudden resignation of the Director General of Sri Lanka Customs. “Jagath P Wijeweera has been one of the few director generals of Customs who initiated and hands on approach in solving importers and exporters issues spontaneously,” the Sri Lanka Shippers? Council said. The Sri Lanka Shippers? Council said?Wijewee

26 May, 2015