Secret discussions between Magistrate and Police the day before Bennet’s arrest
2011-04-02
Kaduwela Magistrate Jayaki de Alwis had agreed to the arrest of LankaeNews News Editor Bennet Rupasinghe the day before his arrest, on March 30th, a senior official from the Attorney General’s Department told Lanka News Web.
MP Sri Ranga’s accident
Attempt to place the blame on the dead Sergeant
2011-04-02
There is an attempt to place the blame of the accident involving MP Sri Ranga in Vavauniya on the parliamentarian’s dead security officer, sources from the Police Headquarters said. Sri Ranga was elected to parliament from the UNP and later joined the government after supporting the 18th Amendment.
Fonseka’s private secretary released after spending 418 days in remand
2011-04-02
High Court Judge Deepali Wijesundera has ordered the release of Sarath Fonseka’s private secretary, Senaka Silva, who has been in remand for 418 days since February 8, 2010.
Ravi to be given UNP National Organizer post
Madduma Bandara to get a senior post
2011-04-02
The UNP Leader has decided to propose the name of Ravi Karunanayake to the post of National Organizer and Ranjith Madduma Bandara to another senior post when the Advisory Committee meets next week, sources from Sirikotha said.
The Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission LLRC) visited Ampara on March 25 as a part
of their last outstation session. The Commission also visited Buttala, Siyambalanduwa and Kalmunei
in the following days. Immediately after their return it was announced that the LLRC had stopped
public sittings and will focus on preparing the final report which is to be handed over to the president
by May 15th, 2011.
