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Thursday, March 3, 2016

Senior Appellate Court Judge Has Took Oaths As A Supreme Court Judge

The Senior Appellate Court Judge Justice H.N.J Perera has took oaths as a Supreme Court Judge yesterday(03) before President Maithripala Sirisena.

The oath taking ceremony was held at Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

Colombo High Court Has Issued Arrest Warrant Again For Former LTTE Financial Leader

The Colombo High Court has yesterday(03) again ordered the Police to arrest former Finance Leader of LTTE Terrorist Group Anthony Emil Kanthan and produce him before the Court.

Colombo High Court had earlier issued arrest warrants and red notices to arrest and produce Emil Kanthan before court and later the Court has removed the arrest warrant issued against Kanthan per the requests made by his attorneys who said their client will be surrendered to the court soon.

However as still the above mentioned suspect has not surrendered to the police the High Court has issued arrest warrants against him again.

Investigations On Gunfire Shooting At A Prison Bus Handed Over To Colombo Crimes Division

The Investigations on the shooting incident occurred on last Tuesday at a Prison Bus which carried Prisoners from Colombo High Court to Welikada Prison are handed over to the Colombo Crimes Division under the instructions of Inspector General Of Police.

Due to the gun fire shooting of a group of unidentified gunmen who came from a Motor Bicycle and a Car and fired at Prison Bus and fled away from the area according to Police.

One of the accused of assassination of Former Presidential Adviser Bharatha Lakshman Premachandre "Dematagoda Chaminda was injured and hospitalized due to the gunfire incident.