Former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, who is in remand custody, has refused to attend the parliamentary session today (Feb.07) despite being given permission, the Prisons Department has revealed.
Former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, who is in remand custody, has refused to attend the parliamentary session today (Feb.07) despite being given permission, the Prisons Department said.
The Fifth Session of the Ninth Parliament will be ceremoniously declared open by President Ranil Wickremesinghe this morning.
The Parliament was prorogued with effect from midnight on January 26, by way of a proclamation published in the government gazette.
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(Previous News: Published at 2024/02/07 at 07.15 am)
Approval granted for Keheliya to attend parliament session
The Speaker has granted approval for Member of Parliament Keheliya Rambukwella to attend the opening of the 5th session of the 9th parliament today (07), as per the announcement by Parliament.
Rambukwella, who recently resigned as the Minister of Environment, is currently in remand custody in connection with the procurement of substandard human intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG).
