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International Cricket Council Has Suspended Galle International Cricket Stadium Curator Jayananda Warnaweera For Three Years

The International Cricket Council(ICC) has today(20) suspended the curator of the Galle(In Southern Province) International Cricket Stadium  the former National Cricketer Jayananda Warnaweera for a three year period.

The Galle Cricket Stadium Curator Warnaweera has been suspended due to his failure to corporate the Anti Corruption Unit of ICC regarding the ongoing investigations on match fixing allegations.

The 55 year old Warnaweera has failed to participate two interviews conducted by Anti Corruption Unit of ICC on last September and October regarding the alleged match fixing scandal and did not disclosed the documents when requested the ICC has announced.

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A Principle ,Deputy Principle And A Peon Attached To A Government School Have Been Arrested For Accepting A Bribe

The Bribery Commission Officials have today (20) arrested a Principle,Deputy Principle and a Peon  attached to a Government School in Polonnaruwa(In North Central Province) regarding  accepting a sum of  Rs.7500 from a parent  as a bribe to   admitting a child to the School.

The Investigations carried out by the Bribery Commission regarding the complaint received to the Commission have revealed that Principle of the School has taken the bribe  through Deputy Principal and a Peon attached to the School.

According to the Investigation Results the Bribery Commission Officials have arrested the  three persons responsible including the Principle and they are due to be produced before the Polonnaruwa Magistrate Court.

Several Higher Officers Attached To The Police Department Including IGP Trying To Protect Those Police Officers Responsible For Embilipitiya Incident -Former ASP In Embilipitiya

Several Higher Officers attached to the Police Department including the Inspector General Of Police and Officers of Embilipitiya(In Sabaragamuwa Province) Police are trying to justify the incident occurred at a House in Embilipitiya recently   which killed a youth according to former Assistant Superintendent Of Police(ASP) in charge of Embilipitiya D.W.C Dharamaratne.

The aim of those Top Police Officers who are trying to justify the Embilipitiya Incident is none other then to protect those Police Officers who are responsible for the death of the  youth he has said.

The former ASP has revealed these facts at a press briefing held in Colombo today(20).

While addressing the Press Briefing Attorney At Law Vijitha G.Punchihewa has said "The Police Spokesman has repeatedly said the youth that was killed during the incident has been hospitalized due to the injuries sustained after jumping off the building .But  that statement was  against what had really happened on that day and it  has worsened the tense situation occurred in Embilipitiya after that incident Attorney has said.