Wellampitiya Police OIC Complaint To Judicial Services Commission That Hulftsdorf Court MagIstrate Responsible For Granting Bail To 09 Copper Factory Workers

Wellampitiya Police OIC Chief Inspector Gamini Hewawithana has made a complaint to Judicial Services Commission demanding a fair investigation in to allegations levelled against him over supporting 09 suspects attached to Copper Factory in Wellampitiya who were charged over supporting extremism to get bail from the court.

Police have nothing to do with the release of 09 suspects on bail and Magistrate Priyantha Liyanage of Court number 02 had ordered to release the suspects without considering written and verbal requests made by Wellampitiya Police opposing the granting of bail to the suspects Police OIC has stated in his complaint .

As a result Police Headquarters is currently being conducted an investigation against three Police officers attached to Wellampiriya Police OIC Have stated.

State Minister Ruwan Wijewardane Appointed As Acting Defense Minister By President

State Minister of Defense and Non

Cabinet Minister of Media Ruwan wijewardana has been appointed as the acting Defense Minister by President Maithripala Sirisena prior to his departure to China yesterday (13).

President Sirisena had left for China last morning to attend a conference in Beijing and due to return  on this Thursday (16).

A Group Of Persons Protested In Front Of Wellampitiya Police Demanding The Removal Of Police OIC Over Supporting Terrorist Suspects In Copper Factory

A group of protesters have protested

Infront of Wellampitiya Police station yesterday  (13)demanding the removal of Kolonnawa United National Party Organizer S.M Marikkar from the post and remove the Wellampitiya Police OIC Gamini Hewawithana over supporting the 09 suspects arrested from the Copper company belonging to one of the Easter Sunday bombers Insaf Ahmed to get bail from the court .

The Organizer of the protest the chairman of Sinhalaye  New National Organization Dan Priyasad has stated during the protest that Kolonnawa United National Party Organizer Marikkar is encouraging Terrorism and preventing enforcing the law against extremists .Therfore he should be removed from the orgagnizer  post he has stressed .

Meanwhile Organizer of the protest Dan Priyasad had been arrested by the police today. 

Should Have Handled Extremists Through Legal Action Without Creating Communal Violence -Minister Rishad Baduideen

Minister of Commerce and Industries

Rishad Baduideen has today (14)stressed that a group of persons had attacked Jumma mosque at Minuwangoda  (Gampaha District )yesterday  (13) whilst security forces were in Duty .

If someone wants to take action against religious activists and extremists should be done so through legal action without creating communal violence in the country Minister Baduideen has said.

Government should have implemented law in such situations he has further stated. 

GOLDEN MELODIES

12 Bangladeshi Nationals With Fake Visas And 04 Nigerian Nationals Without Visas Arrested In Colombo

Immigration and Emigration

Department officials have arrested 12 Bangladeshi Nationals who have stayed in Sri Lanka without fake visas and Police have arrested 04 Nigerian Nationals whilst staying in the country without visas in Mount Lavinia.

Accordingly Immigration and Emigration officials have arrested three 12 Bangladeshi Nationals with fake visas in a Shoe factory at Western Province. The suspected Bangladeshi Nationals are being questioned at Miri hana detention center .

Criminal Investigations Unit of the Mount Lavinia Police have arrested 04 Nigerian Nationals of the ages 33,36 and 38 years near the flyover bridge in Dehiwala area .They are due to be produced befire the court. 

A Person Was Killed And Another Critically Injured Due To A Brawl At Koswatta Area

A 50 year old person was killed due to

cut injuries and 54 year old retired Army soldier had been critically injured and hospitalized following a brawl erupted at Morakale area in Kottaramulla, Koswatta (North Western Province ) yesterday  (13) it has been reported .

Around 06 houses had been damaged due to the incident and Koswatta Police have arrested 22 persons over the incident from Kottaramulla area today 14).

As a protest against these arrests residents of the area along with some Buddhist Monks had surrounded the Koswatta Police and launched a protest campaign it has been revealed.

Riot Police along with Special Police Task Force Personal are currently involved in providing  security in the area .

The person that was killed during yesterday's brawl incident in Koswatta had been identified as Mohommad Sali Amir and the critically injured is a retired Army soldier Samage Gunasinghe according to reports.