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Assassination attempt on fmr. Pakistan HC : 3 acquitted

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11 months ago

November 10, 2023

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03 persons arrested and indicted in connection with the assassination attempt on the former Pakistani High Commissioner in 2006, were acquitted and released by the Colombo High Court today (Nov. 10).

While handing out a judgment against the three accused Kanagaraja Adithyan alias Ranjan, Yogaraja Niroshan Dickwella and a trishaw driver Subramaniam Chethiyaraja, High Court Judge Mahesh Weeraman observed that the prosecutors have failed to prove the accused are guilty beyond reasonable doubt.

The suspects were arrested on charges of conspiring, aiding and abetting to commit this offence and providing a trishaw to carry out a claymore bomb blast targeting the Pakistani High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Bashir Wali Mohamed at Kollupitiya on August 14, 2006 and ad been charged under the provisions of the Prevention of Terrorist Act (PTA).

On August 14, 2006 a convoy carrying the Pakistani High Commissioner, was attacked with a claymore mine. Although the High Commissioner escaped unhurt, seven people including four Army commandoes were killed and several persons were injured in the blast.

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Arsenic contaminated tinned fish stock to be re-exported

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3 hours ago

October 12, 2024

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A consignment of canned fish, containing the toxic heavy metal ‘Arsenic’, has been found from the Customs storage complex in Orugodawatte.

In a statement, the Department of Government Information says that the consignment in five containers amounts to USD 215,000.

The toxic canned fish was inspected by the Secretary to the Ministries of Environment, Wildlife, Forest Resources, Water Supply, and Irrigation Prabath Chandrakeerthi yesterday (Oct. 11)

Mr. Chandrakeerthi has said that measures will be taken to re-export the stock instead of being destroyed in Sri Lanka.

“These canned fish were imported in May 2022. This contains toxic heavy metal ‘Arsenic’ beyond the stipulated weight level. Therefore, it is unfit for human consumption. It has been notified as usable as animal feed. As it is unfit for human consumption it clearly cannot be used as animal feed as well,” he said.

Further investigations are underway.

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Luxury vehicle confiscated after CIABOC probe

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4 hours ago

October 12, 2024

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The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has ordered the confiscation of a luxury vehicle seized by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).

Colombo Chief Magistrate Thilina Gamage issued the order following a request made by CIABOC.

It is revealed that the vehicle, a Mitsubishi Montero jeep, belongs to a businessman from the Badulla area.

Investigations had uncovered that the vehicle was imported using falsified information provided to the Customs, resulting in the government being defrauded of more than Rs. 55 million in taxes.