Revision application on bail granted to IGP, Hemasiri to be considered on 1st August

AG requests CJ to appoint 3-judge bench on Welikada Prison riot

The Attorney General has requested the Chief Justice to appoint a three judge bench to hear the case over the Welikada Prison riot in 2012 in which 27 inmates were killed. The Attorney General?s Department says the Chief Justice has been requested to appoint the three judge bench at the Permanent High Court at Bar. The riot broke out during a search for illegal arms. The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) had in 2017 commenced investigations into the Welikada prison riot. The Governmen

21 Jun, 2019

US downgrades Sri Lanka’s status in human trafficking report

The United States has downgraded Sri Lanka’s status in its latest human trafficking report. The report released by the US State Department today (Thursday) notes that the Government of Sri Lanka does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so. These efforts included convicting more traffickers than previous years, including the first conviction under the trafficking statute in five years; identifying more potentia

20 Jun, 2019

Indian intel warns of threat to Sri Lanka and India

India and Sri Lanka are likely to be under threat with terror group ISIS turning its attention to the Indian Ocean Region in the wake of losses across Syria and Iraq, intelligence reports have warned, according to NDTV. Three letters sent by the state intelligence to top Kerala police officers hinted at the possibility of such a development. “After loss of territory in Iraq and Syria, IS is urging operatives to take up violent forms of jihad while staying back in their respective countries,” on

20 Jun, 2019