Speaker Has Given Permission For A Parliamentary Debate On Treasury Bond Issue

Sri Lankan Parliament

The Speaker Chamal Rajapakshe has today(21) given the permission for a Parliamentary Debate on  report submitted by the Committee appointed to investigate on Controversial Treasury Bond Issue of Central Bank.

Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinahe has appointed the Committee.Speaker has given the Parliamentary Debate on  treasury bond issue as opposition has continuously requested a debate on the issue.

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Around 130 Protesters Who Made Tense Situation Near Jaffna Court Complex Were Remanded

Jaffna Court Complex

Around 130 persons that were arrested yesterday regarding  protesting unlawfully and damaged public properties near the Jaffna Court Complex have been remanded today(21)  until 04th of June by the Jaffna Magistrate.

The protesters were produced before the Jaffna Magistrate Court today in three batches and out of them 47 were remanded until 01st of June,43 were until 03rd of June and 40 were until 04th of June respectively.

These protesters were damaged public property near Jaffna Court Complex and assaulted the Police Officers who were there at the court complex to provide security by demanding death sentence for the nine suspects arrested in connection with kidnapping,rape and murder of a 18 year old school girl in Kayts .The tense situation has occurred when the suspects involved in gang rape were produced before  Jaffna Magistrate Court yesterday.

Four Opposition MP'S Holding Ministerial Posts In Government Have Resigned From Their Posts

Four MP' s of the  main opposition Sri Lanka Freedom Party(SLFP) who are holding Ministerial Posts of the present government have been resigned from their posts short while ago.The main reason behind their decision to resigned from their posts was dissolving the local government institutions and not holding fresh elections for those institutions.

The four ministers who have resigned from their ministerial posts Pavithra Wanniarachchi,Dilan Perera,C.B Rathnayake and Mahinda Yapa Abeywardene have criticized Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinha's decisions heavily during a press briefing held at Opposition Leader's Office this noon.

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Former Defense Secretary Was Questioned By The Financial Crimes Investigations Division

The former Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapakshe was questioned by the Police Financial Crimes Investigations Division this morning regarding the alleged MIG Deal and the share issuance of  Lanka Hospitals.

The former defense secretary had filed a fundamental rights petition at Supreme Court on 11th of May by challenging the legality of forming  financial crimes division and seeking an interim order to prevent the crimes division from arresting him over the charges.

After considering the petition a  two member Judge Panel of the Supreme Court  has controversially  issued an interim order last week  by  avoiding  financial crimes division from arresting the former defense secretary until this October.

Former Housing Minister MP Wimal Weerawanshe Was Questioned By CID Over His Wife's Passport And Identity Card

The former minister of Housing MP Wimal Weerawanshe has given a statement to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) this morning regarding how his wife Shashi Weerawanshe has obtained the Diplomatic Passport and National Identity Card.

The CID has informed the court on  last Friday that the Diplomatic Passport and National Identity Card of Minister weerawanshe's wife have been forged and they were obtained by her  producing false details.