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Document in Rajitha’s bribery case goes missing!

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8 months ago

February 7, 2023

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The Bribery Commission has informed Colombo High Court Judge Navaratne Marasinghe that one of the documents to be submitted to the court to prove the allegations against former Fisheries Minister Rajitha Senaratne and two others for causing a loss to the State by leasing out the Modara Fisheries Port, has gone missing.

The Bribery Commission said the directorial board document of the Ceylon Fishery Harbours Corporation dated September 11, 2014 which had been named as evidence by the Commission has been misplaced.

The defendants are accused of influencing the Board of Directors of Ceylon Fishery Harbours Corporation to lease the Modara Fisheries Port to ‘Sea Gulf U.K.’ company at a low price between the first of August and the first of November 2014, and accordingly causing losses to the State.

Thereby, the Bribery Commission filed a case against the defendants under five indictments for having committed the crime of corruption mentioned in Section 70 of the Bribery Act. The Bribery Commission has informed the court through a case file that it will present 55 documents as trial submissions.

In addition to Mr. Senaratne, the former director of Ceylon Fishery Harbours Corporation Upali Liyanage and its Managing Director Neil Ravindra Munasinghe have been named as accused.

(Lankadeepa)

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Student caught selling moonshine at school

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6 hours ago

September 26, 2023

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A student of a popular school in Kalawana, has been nabbed for selling moonshine at his school.

Upon being discovered by a teacher, he had been handed over to the Kalawana police.

Police say that the Grade 09 student had brought moonshine into the school in his water bottle and sold cups of it to older students.

He had been released after being strongly warned.

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One dead in explosion at Kalpitiya Air Force firing range

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6 hours ago

September 26, 2023

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An explosion reported at the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) Field Firing Range in Kandakuliya, Kalpitiya earlier today (26 Sep.) resulting in one death, Sri Lanka Police has confirmed.

Accordingly, an explosion which had occurred at the Air Force Field Firing Range in Kalpitiya, has resulted in the death of an 28 year old airman while injuring another, Police Spokesman SSP Nihal Thalduwa has said.

Investigations into the cause of the explosion are underway, he added.

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4 Excise officers interdicted for assaulting Beedi businessman

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6 hours ago

September 26, 2023

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Four Excise officers who were arrested for allegedly assaulting and soliciting a bribe from a ‘Beedi’ manufacturer in Walasmulla have been interdicted by the Commissioner General of Excise.

The decision has been taken following the instruction of State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya.

The four Excise officers including the OIC of the Tangalle Excise station have been interdicted over the allegations of assault and soliciting a bribe from a ‘Beedi’ manufacturer for not implementing the law against him for possession of Beedi leaves without a valid license.