Court orders to remand ‘Ali Roshan? in elephant trafficking case

Suspects in remand to be charged and freed to reduce congestion

Attorney General (AG) Dappula de Livera today issued revised instructions and guidelines to prisons in Sri Lanka in light of the recent coronavirus outbreak in the country. The AG?s coordinating Officer State Counsel Nishara Jayaratne said that the AG has issued instructions to Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) C.D. Wickramaratne in this regard. The acting IGP has been issued directives to file charges and grant bail to suspects in remand in order to reduce overcrowding in prisons. The

09 Nov, 2020

System mooted to operate selected services in isolated areas

The Government is considering introducing a mechanism to operate stores selling essential items and pharmacies in isolated areas or areas places under lockdown. Police Spokesman, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Ajith Rohana said that discussions are also underway to permit essential items to be supplied to these areas, as only delivery services are permitted to operate as of now. The Government is also in talks to introduce a mechanism for Board of Investment (BOI) and export factories in the a

09 Nov, 2020

Commission files case against five SJB MPs

By Vyshnavy Velrajh The Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) appointed to investigate incidents of political victimization has informed the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) that a case has been filed with the Court of Appeal against five party members. The case has been filed against SJB MPs Harin Fernando, Nalin Bandara, J.C. Alawathuwala, Mayantha Dissanayake and Sujith Sanjaya Perera. The MPs appeared before the Commission today after being summoned. They had recently filed a complaint w

09 Nov, 2020