Supreme Court Ordered Former President Maithripala Sirisena and Four Others To Pay Compensations For Easter Sunday Attck Victims

The Supreme Court had yesterday (13) ordered  the Government and the five respondents named in the Fundamental Petitions filed against failing to prevent the Easter sunday bomb attacks in 2019 .To pay massive compensations for the victims of the attacks .

Accordingly the Government was ordered  to pay Rs. one million as compensation per person for those victims who were killed  at the Easter Sunday attacks .Other respondents named by the Petitions Former President Maithripala Sirisena was asked to pay a compensation of  Rs.100 million  ,Former Police Chief Pujith Jayasundare and Former State Intelligence Services Chief Nilantha Jayawardane were asked to pay a compensation of  Rs.75 million  each  ,Former National Intelligence Services Chief Sisira Mendis was asked to pay a Compensation of Rs.10 million and the Former Defense Secretary Hemasiri Fernando was asked    to pay a compensation of  Rs.50 million .

 

In addition to the  Rs.one million compensation government needs to pay for a victim of the easter sunday attacks Supreme court ordered to pay Rs.500,000 each for a injured person in the attack . 

 

 

 Court has also ordered to establish a  Victim Fund at the office for reparation  which must formulate a scheme to award the sums ordered as compensation in fair and equitable manner to the victims and families .

The Supreme Court on Thursday (12) ruled that the respondents named in the Fundamental Rights petitions for failing to prevent the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks, despite having credible information of an imment attack, had violated the Fundamental Rights of the petitioners.

Ministry Of Trade To Hand Over The Egg Importation Tender To Indina Suppliers

 Ministry Of Trade ,Commerce and Food safety has decided to hand over the Egg Import tender to tow suppliers in India according to the Minister of Trade and Commerce Nalin Fernando .All the relevant documents regarding the tender had been submitted to the Health Ministry officials to get an  approval for the importation process the Minister has stated , 

Meanwhile a higher officer in Agriculture sector had stated that approval will not be given to Import eggs from India and Pakistan due to the Bird flu spreading in Poultry farms in those countries .

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Magistrate Ordered To Retain Two Suspects Arrested With Ice Narcotic

 Puttalam Magistrate Court had ordered the Kalpitiya Police to retain the two Persons arrested whilst transporting 02 Kilo grammes of Ice narcotic at Kalpitiya,area for 72 hours to  question .

The two suspects were arrested by the Police Anti narcotic bureau officials recently  whilst transporting the stock of Ice narcotic worth around Rs.30 million by a Three whealer .

Opposition Parties Accused Govt.On Attempting To Delay Elections

 Opposition parties have criticized the Gocernment on attempting to delay the holding of  forthcoming local government elections by ordering District secretaries to not to accept Bonds from candidates running for the elections until further notice.

Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa as well as,the leader of National Democracy league Anura Kumara Dissanayake had slammed the government on attempting  to delay the holding of local government elections theough the order issued by the Cabinet not to accept the Bonds from the candidates .

A letter issued by the secretary to the Mimistry of Public Administration and Home affairs had ordered the District secretaries to not to accept the Bonds from candidates .However the secretary to the Ministry of Public Administration has stated that the cabinet has instructed him to issue this order .

Meanwhile Elections Commissioner had advised the  District secreraries to accept bonds from the candidates who are running for the forthcoming local government elections .

Pensioners Are Being Faced Difficulties Due To The Delay Of Pensions

The  Government pensioners had faced enormous difficulties due to the non paymemt of their Pensions in time this month according to sources.

The payment  of Pensions getting delayed due to to the non issuance of funds to the Government banks by the Treassury .Government needs Rs.26 Billion monthly to pay pensions it has been revealed.Meanwhile the secretary to the Ministry of Public Administration had stated that the funds will be released to the Banks today(11)to pay the pensions .