Court Of Appeal Suspended The Remand Order Issued To Former MP Tiran Alles-Ordered To Release Him

The Court Of Appeal has today (08)suspended the remand order imposed on former MP and owner of Mawubima/Ceylon Today newspapers issued by the Colombo High Court  and ordered to release him after considering a revision petition filed by Alles.

A revision petition filed by former MP Alles seeking to suspend the Colombo High Court's remand order which he claims as against the law was taken up for hearing   by the Court Of Appeal today (08).

Colombo High Court on 02nd of November has ordered to remand former MP Alles and two others until 10th of November over misappropriating  public funds received to build tsunami houses through the RADA (Reconstruction and Development Agency) in 2006.

In last August Attorney General has recommended to  file indictments in Colombo High Court against four suspects of the case including Former MP Tiran Alles and former financial head of the LTTE in northern and eastern provinces Emil Kanthan over the misappropriation of public funds through RADA.

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Sri lanka Pledged To Eliminate Tobacco Consumption From The Roots At The World Health Organization's Conference

Sri Lanka and India have pledged to eliminate tobacco consumption from the roots in  their  countries during the seventh framework convention on  tobacco control of the  World Health Organization which inaugurated in Noida,India Yesterday (07).

Addressing the conference which is the world's biggest conference of anti tobacco policies attended by 180 countries ,President Maithripala Sirisena has urged the World Leaders not to succumb or compromise with tobacco industry.

President Sirisena has also stated that Sri Lanla will introduce a plain cigarette pack soon as a step to combat against tobacco.

Jaffna Magistrate Has Remanded 14 Army Personal For dissapearing Two Persons

Jaffna Magistrate has yesterday (07) remanded  14 Army Personal attached to the Achchuweli Army Camp who are charged with dissapearing two persons at Achchuweli in Jaffna until 21st of November.

The Attorney General has filed indictments against 16 Army Personal for dissapearing two persons in Jaffna on 28th of October 1997.

However two of the charged  Army Personal were reported as dead the court was informed.