Batticaloa court further remands 61 suspects arrested over NTJ links

Court orders Swiss Embassy to submit phones and SIM cards of employee

The Colombo Chief Magistrate today ordered the Swiss Embassy in Colombo to submit the phones and SIM cards of Swiss Embassy employee Ms. Garnier Banister Francis and her husband to the Criminal Investigations Department. Garnier Banister Francis is presently in custody after being arrested on reasonable suspicion of committing offenses under Sections 120 and 190 of the Penal Code, that could justify a criminal charge of disaffection towards the Government, and fabricating false evidence for the

19 Dec, 2019

Government denies claims of political witch hunt

Government today denied claims that it has launched a political witch hunt on members of the opposition. Cabinet spokesman, Minister Bandula Gunawardena said that the current administration has no intention of following the line taken by the former Government accusing them of taking revenge on the then opposition. Gunawardena insisted that the due process was followed when former Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka was arrested. He said that the arrest was made on the advise of the Attorney Gen

19 Dec, 2019

Switzerland deploys special envoy to Sri Lanka as controversy over incident continues

Switzerland has deployed a special envoy to Sri Lanka as controversy over an incident involving a local employee continues. The Swiss Federal Council said that?Switzerland is continuing high-level talks with Sri Lanka to resolve the current crisis. The Swiss Federal Council said that Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis had telephoned his Sri Lankan counterpart, Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, on 18 December 2019 to inform him that Switzerland was sending former ambassador J?rg Frieden to Sr

20 Dec, 2019