Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe Has Been Appointed As Presidents Representative To The Constitutional Council

President Maithripala Sirisena has appointed Minister of Ports Mahinda Samarasinghe as his representative to the Constitutional Council .President has informed on this appointment to the Speaker Karu Jayasuriya through a letter according to Presidents Office .

Up to now Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka  represented the Constitutional Council behalf of President and his official term has ended on 05 th of September .As a result president has made this new appointment.

The Constitutional Council  is comprised of ten members.

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Eight Prison Inmates At Anuradhapura Prison Begun A Fast

Around eight LTTE suspects remanded

at Anuradhapura Prison had begun a continuous fast since this morning (14) demanding the authorities to file court cases against them if there are any charges.

Altogether around Ten LTTE Suspects are under detention orders at  Anuradhapura Prison at present .

CID Has Filed A Court Case Against Former Minister Ravi Karunanayake

Criminal Investigations Department

(CID) has today (14)filed a court case  Colombo Chief Magistrate Court against former Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake over providing false evidence before the Central Bank Bonds Commission .

When the case was taken up for hearing today before the Colombo Chief Magistrate Ranga Dassanayake ,Senior Government Advocate Lakmini Girihagama has informed the court that the former Minister Karunanayake has provided false evidence before the bonds Commission.

The court has ordered the CID to produce a report to the court  over the allegations levelled against former Minister on 28 th of September .

Investigations Begun On Allegations Levelled Against DIG Nalaka De Silva Over Conspiring To Assassinate Two Higher Officials - President

Special Police Investigations Unit has

already begun the investigations on allegations leveled against the Director of Terrorism Investigations Division Deputy Inspector General Of Police (DIG)Nalaka De Silva over implementing a conspiracy to assassinate President Maithripala Sirisena and Former Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapakshe, President Maithripala Sirisena has said today (14)


After receiving the report of ongoing investigations it will be handed over to Criminal Investigations Department  (CID) for further investigations the President has stressed.

Inspector General Of Police (IGP)Pujitha Jayasundara had ordered the Special Police Investigations Unit to conduct an investigations over the allegations levelled against the head of the Terrorism Investigations Division Nalaka De Silva by anti corruption force .

The Anti Corruption force had submitted a telephone conversation in this regard it has been reported.

Meanwhile Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe too has ordered the IGP to submit an inquiry report over the incident. 

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