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Six soldiers arrested over Noyahr?s abduction granted bail

The six soldiers arrested over the?abduction of?former journalist Keith Noyahr have been granted bail. Last month?an Army Major and four soldiers were arrested over the abduction. Last week another Army intelligence officer was arrested over the incident. Yesterday, a?van believed to have been used in the abduction was found in Piliyandala. Noyahr was abducted in May 2008 and?was severely assaulted before being set free. (Colombo Gazette)

30 Mar, 2017

Two suspects arrested in prison bus attack probe

The police have arrested two more?suspects over the Kalutara prison bus attack. The police said the two suspects were involved in hiding the van used in the attack. The?prison bus was shot at in Kalutara last month?killing seven people including an underworld member. Underworld member Aruna Udayashantha, alias Samayan, was killed in the shooting incident. Two prison officers were also killed in the shooting incident. A woman who gave refuge to the Kalutara prison bus attackers was arrested e

31 Mar, 2017

Mahinda accuses Government of betraying the country

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa today accused the Government of betraying the country at the?UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva. He said that at the recently concluded session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), the yahapalana Government pledged to implement in full the resolution they co-sponsored in October 2015 and thereby they renewed their earlier undertaking to establish a war crimes tribunal with foreign judges, prosecutors and investigators; to remove through an administra

30 Mar, 2017