Former CID Director SSP Shani Abeysekare Filed A Fundamental Rights Petition At Supreme Court Seeking Reinstatement In His Post

Former Director of Criminal

Investigations Department (CID )Senior Supirintendent of Police (SSP)Shani Abeysekare who had been demoted by transferring him as the personal assistant to Deputy Inspector General Of Police(DIG) in charge of Galle District by the National police commission ,had filed a fundamental rights petition  at Supreme Court yesterday (20)challanging his demotion and seeking reinstatement .

In his petition SSP Shani Abeysekare who is known as Sherlok Holmes of Sri Lanka police had requested to cancel his transfer and demotion and to make the government compansate him Rs.10 million for violating his fundamental rights .

SSP Abeysekare has named Attorney General Dappula De Livera ,acting IGP Chandana Wikramaratne ,Chairman of National Police Commission and 17 members of the Police commission as respondents of his petition .

National Police Commission last month approved the demotion transfer of SSP Abeysekare accordance to a recommendation of Acting IGP Wikramarstne.

Colombo Magistrate Dismissed The Bail Application Submitted By Former Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne -A Revised Bail Application Had Been Submitted Again

Colombo Chief Magistrate Lanka

Jayaratne has yesterday(20)dismissed the bail application submitted by former Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne requesting to  grant him bail without arresting him over a press briefing held on white van abductions .

The bail application had dismissed by the Colombo Chief Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne stating  that the application does not mentioned what are the charges against the bail applicant which might cause aresesting him.

Former Minister Dr.Senaratne had stated in his bail application  that the Criminal Investigations Departmemt (CID ) is attempting to arrest him over a statment made by two persons involved in criminals who had been arrested by the CID  over  a press briefing held on white van abductions during Rajapakshe regime before 2015.

Therefore he had requested the Magistrate to grant him bail without arresting him.

Dr.Senaratne had again submitted a revised bail application last evening requesting to grant him bail without arresting him to the Colombo Chief Magistrate .He had requested the Magistrate to consider his bail application on Monday .

CID has been named as the respondents of the case.

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Two Motorcyclists Had Been Arrested With 2.5 KG Of Kerala Cannabis

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yesterday (19)arrested two youth Whilst transporting 2.5 Kilo Grammes of Kerala Cannabis in a Motorcycle at allappidi area in Kayts .

The stock of Kerala cannabis had been transported to sell  it has been revealed .
The two suspects are 24 year old residents of Jaffna and Kayts Police are investigatiing on the incident .

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