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Friday, September 28, 2018

President Has Said He Has Handled The Last Two Weeks Of War Against LTTE As Other Leaders Left The Country -Field Marshal Has Denied Presidents Statement

President Maithripala Sirisena has said during a meeting held with Sri Lankan community lives in New York,USA Yesterday 27) that during the last two weeks of war against LTTE in North Former President ,Former Prime Minister, Former Defense Secretary and Army Commander all were out of the country and it was he who has handled the situation as the acting Defence Minister.

All the top ranked Higher Officials had left the country during the last stage of the war due to a plot planned by LTTE to destroy Colombo operating from ChennaI, India he has stressed .

However denying the statement made by President Sirisena Regarding the final stage of the war ,Wild Life Minister Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka has said today (28)that no one including himself fled away from the country during that period .

Addressing the media after a meeting held at Kelaniya ,Field Marshal Fonseka has said that all the higher officials mentioned by president Sirisena in his statement were on assignments in foreign Countries at that time and he too left for China on an official visit .

Former Director Of Terrorism Investigations Division DIG Nalaka De Silva Has Given His Voice Sample To The Government Analyst 's Department

Former Director of Terrorism

Investigations Division Deputy Inspector General Of Police (DIG) Nalaka De Silva has given his voice sample today (28) to the Government Analyst 's Department as an evidence for the ongoing investigations underway to ascertain whether the voice in a CD handed over to the Department by operations Manager of Anti Corruption Force Namal Kumara saying DIG Nalaka De Silva has planned a plot to assasinate President and Former Defense Secretary ,is his voice .

45 minutes after providing the Voice sample DIG Silva has left the premises it has been reported.

He had given his voice sample as per the orders of Colombo Fort Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne .

Prime Minister Has Instructed Finance Minister To Restrict Some Imports

Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe

has instructed the Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera to restrict some imported items to the country due to the present economic situation .

Addressing a function held regarding the inauguration of a new building belongs to the Katapatha Police in Kurunagala today (28) Prime Minister Wikramasinghe has said that the imports to the Country will be restricted to save Dollar reserves .

Sri Lankan Rupee is continuously depreciating against the US Dollar at present.