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Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Attorney General.Filed Indictments Against Three Army Personal Over Rathupaswela Shooting

Attorney General Dappula De Livera

had yesterday (11)filed indictments at Gampaha High Court against three Army personal including An Army Brigadier over killing 03 Persons and injuring 45 others by shooting at them whilst protesting demanding pure drinking water at Rathupaswela in Weliweriya area ,Gampaha during previous regime.

Attorney General had filed indictments before the Tribunal Judge panel appointed to probe on Rathupaswela shooting incident under 94 charges accordance to the Criminal Act .

The Tribunal Judge panel headed by Judge Menaka Wijesundara had been appointed by Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya accordance to the request made by Attorney General.

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Laws Will.Be Brought To Ban Corprol Punishment In Schools -Justice Minister

Minister Of Justice And Prison Reforms

Thalatha Atukorale Has revealed that laws to ban corprol punishment (Physical punishment ) in schools will be brought soon .

Cabinet approval will be sought to implement new laws Minister has stressed.

Prima Flour Company Advised Their Sale Agents To Sell Wheat Flour For The Increased Price

Although the Ministry Of Agriculture

has announced last Tuesday (10) that all Wheat Flour Companies in the country have agreed to scrap the recent price hike of Wheat Flour and to sell it for old price ,Prima Flour Company had instructed their sales representatives that the company will never change the price hike implemented since last friday (06 )it has been reported .

However the fixed price for a Kilo Gramme of Wheat flour is Rs.87 .All Wheat Flour companies of the country had increased the price of a Kilo Gramme of Wheat Flour by Rs.5.50 since last friday without a permission of Consumer Affairs Authority and Bakery Owners Association too had increased the price of Bread as a result.

However Consumer Affairs Authority had vowed to take a legal action against Wheat flour companies and their sale agents selling Wheat flour for the increased price .The raids to nab traders who are selling Wheat flour for the increased price are currently underway .

Supreme Court Judge Panel Had Dismissed The Two Petitions Submitted By Former Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapakshe Over Charges Levelled Against Him

Five member Supreme Court Judge

Panel has today (11)dismissed two petitions submitted by former Defense Secretary and Presidential Candidate of Sri Lanka Podu Jana Peramuna Gotabaya Rajapakshe requesting to issue an order declaring the three member Judge Panel of permanent High Court has no Judicial power to hear the court case on using public funds to build D.A Rajapakshe Memorial Museum.

The petitions requested the Supreme Court to declare that the facts included in the court case filed by Attorney General Dappula De Livera against Former Defense Secretary and few others are incorrect which was denied by the majority in Five Member Supreme Court Judge panel.

The majority of the Judge panel was of
the view that the two petitions do not have legal basis to taken up for hearing according to the Chairman of the Supreme Court Judge Panel Judge Sisira Aberw.Therefore the Judge panel had dismissed the two petitions without taken up for hearing .

Former Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapakshe and few others had been charged over Utilizing Rs.33.9 worth public funds to build the D.A Rajapakshe Memorial Museum .