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CID Officials Had Arrested A Sri Lankan Expelled From Turkey

A Sri Lankan national who had expelled from Turkey over trying to travel France under a Rs.3 million fraudulent deal had been arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) officials soon after his arrivel in Katunayake Air Port today (12).

The 38 year old Jaffna Resident had been expelled to Sri Lanka  by the Turkish immigration and emigration  officials through a Turkey Air Ways flight.

However the suspect had fly to Turkey from Colombo a week ago through a valid passport it has been revealed.In Turkey he had met with   a Sri Lankan Broker and obtained  a Passport from him by spending Rs.500,000  under a different name in view of  flying  to France .

When     the  suspect tried to fly France unlawfully Turkish Immigration and Emigration Officials had arrested him and expelled to Sri Lanka.

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Twelve Peradeniya University Students Had Been Remanded Over Assaulting A Group Of Fellow Students

The Kandy Chief Magistrate has today (12) remanded 12 students attached to the Peradeniya University until tomorrow (13)over assaulting a group of their fellow students who had returned from a religious festival held at a Kovil in Hanthana by using clubs .

The Magistrate had remanded the students after Police had arrested them and produced before the court over the charges of  unlawful gathering and assaulting a group of fellow students.

President Sirisena To Take An Action Against Politicising FCID,CID And Bribery Commission

President Maithripala Sirisena has said today (12)that he will take an action against politicising the activities of Police Crimes Financial Investigations Division (FCID) ,Criminal Investigations Department (CID) and the Bribery Commission if these institutions are not acting in fair manner.

Addressing a function held at Sri Lanka Foundation Institute in Colombo today President has stated that he had informed on this to Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe and the Cabinet during the Cabinet meeting held yesterday (11).

If the FCID,CID And Bribery Commission are working according to a political agenda will take an action against it the President has stressed.

The President has expressed his dissatisfaction over the way the Bribery Commission has recall former Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapakshe and Naval Commanders to the Commission.

Colombo High Court Had Sentenced A Dehiwala Based Businessman An Upheld Prison Sentence For Importing A Rejected Drug

The Colombo High Court has today(12) imposed a 10 year imprisonment upheld to 02 years and a fine of Rs.650,000 on a Businessman who was  found guilty of importing a medicinal drug to Sri Lanka which was rejected by the National Medicinal Drug Auhority in 1993.

The Attorney General had filed a court case against the  Dehiwala (In Colombo) based Businessman under 10 charges in Colombo High Court for importing the rejected drug to the country.

After hearing of the case the accused Businessman was found guilty for all the 10 charges and the  Colombo High Court Judge Pathmini Ranawake had sentenced the  upheld prison sentence and imposed a fine on him.