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Thursday, October 18, 2018

Attorney General To File A Revised Petition At Court Of Appeal Against The Court Verdict Given To MP Johnston Fernando And Two Others

Attorney General is due to file a

revised petition at Court of Appeal challenging the verdict given by Kurunagala High Court (17)by acquitting the former Trade Minister MP Johnston Fernando and three others from all charges against them according to Attorney General's Department .

Kurunagala High Court has yesterday acquitted of all charges levelled against former Trade Mimister Johnston Fernando ,His private Secretary Mohommad Zakir and former Laksathosa Chairman Nalin Fernando over purchasing more than Rs.3.8 million worth goods from Sathosa Kurunagala Branch without paying money to distribute among supporteRs of MP Fernando during North Western Provincial Council Election held under previous regime .

Former DIG Nalaka De Silva Had Been Questioned Around Eight And Half Hours By The CID

The former Deputy Inspector General

Of Police (DIG) attached to the Terrorism Investigations Division, Nalaka De Silva had been questioned around eight and half hours by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID)officials today (18) over the charges levelled against him on conspiring to assasinate President Maithripala Sirisena and former Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapakshe.

The former DIG Nalaka De Silva had appeared before the CID Headquarters this morning as per the request made by CID.He is due to reappear before the CID Tomorrow (19)morning .

The working Director of Anti Corruption Force Namal Kumara has complainEd on the Assassination Plot by producing an audio tape of a conversation held between him and former DIG Silva on the plot.

A Person Was Killed And Five Others Injured Due To Lorry- Tractor Collision

A Person Was Killed and five others

have been injured and hospitalized after the Tractor and a Lorry they were travelling in colliding with each other at Puliyankulam, in Vavuniya this morning(18).

The six injured persons one critically have been admitted to Vavuniya Hospital for treatment where the critically injured person had succumbed to his injuries .

The Tractor contains paddy cutting machine was parked at the road when a Lorry arrived in rare side of the Tractor and colliding with it, it has been reported.

Police are investigating on the incident .