President ,Prime Minister And Former Defense Secretary To Appear Before Parliamentary Select Committee Probing Easter Sunday Attacks

Parliamentary Select Committee

probing Easter Sunday Attacks is scheduled to call President Maithripala Sirisena, Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe, Former Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapakshe and former Ministers of Law and  order to appear before the committee to give evidence on Easter Sunday attacks according to a committee Member Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka.

After these Officials giving evidence before the Committee the investigations on Easter Sunday attacks of it will be concluded Field Marshal has stressed after attending an event in Gampaha yesterday  (05).

Prime Minister has already told that he would like to appear before the committee to give evidence on the attacks, However President has told he will not appear before committee as it's  a political script

Former Defense Secretary who is now in  Singapore has not made any comment on this. 

Central Bank Extended The Ban Imposed On Perpetual Treasuries

Central Bank has extended the ban

imposed on a primary seller of the Perpetual Treasuries Limited for carrying out Business matters and Activities for another siX months with effective from 4.30 p.m yesterday  (05) it has been announced.

The ban was extended in view of continueing the investigations against Perpetual Treasuries Limited which involved in Central Bank Bond Scam. 

Four Estate Managers Had Been Injured Due To An Assault -16 Estate Workers Had Been Arrested

Four Eatate Managers attached to the

Bloomfield Estate in Kotmale had been injured and hospitalized after being attacked by a group of Estate Workers in the Estate last night (05)over a EPF (Employees provident fund )and ETF (Employees Trust Fund (ETF) issue .

The injured Estate Managers had been admitted to the Gampola base Hospital for treatment.

The incident occurred as the Managers had not taken steps to provide
 EPF and ETF of the workers  properly .The workers had protested against it last noon and as there's no response they had attacked the Managers and damaged properties  .

Police have arrested 16 Workers over the incident and they are due to be produced before the Nawalapitiya Court. 

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Chilaw Based Businessman Caused Disharmony Among Nationals Through A FB Post Has Been Further Remanded

Chilaw District Judge and Magistrate

Manjula Thilakaratne had yesterday  (05)ordered to further  Remand The 35 year old Chilaw based Businessman Abdul Hameed Mohommad Haswer who is in remand over Publishing a Facebook post caused disharmony among Nationals, until 19th of July .

The suspect who has been remanded after being arrested uner the Terrorism Prevention Act and Emergancy Regulations was refused to grant bail by the court when the lawyer of the suspect  had requested the court to grant bail.

Court refused to grant him bail as the Chilaw Police informed the Court that charges against the suspect will be produced in near future based on the investigations carried out by Police legal Division.

Fort Magistrate Granted Permission To CID TO Question IGP Pujith Jayasundara

Colombo Fort Magistrate Ranga

Dissanayake had yesterday  (05)granted permission to Criminal Investigations Department (CID)  to record a statement from Inspector General Of Police (IGP) Pujith Jatasundara who has been remanded over not preventing or minimise the damage of Easter Sunday Attacks ,over a complaint made against IGP by A lift operator of the Police Headquarters AmaraKoon Banda  long time ago over criminally forced and harassed him .

The incident occurred at Police Headquarters and CID Officers had informed the progress of the ongoing investigations to the Court yesterday.

CID had already questioned the personal security guards of the IGP Jayasundara who is also on Compulsory leave over Easter Sunday attacks .CID Had also requested the Magistrate to release the CCTV footages of the incident to them regarding lift operator s incident and Magistrate has ordered the officials to do so .

Court also ordered the CID to inform the progress of the investigations on 04th September.

IGP Jayasundara is currently receiving treatment at Police Hospital in Narahenpita under the detention of Prison Officers.