Govt. MPs barred from flying abroad; crucial meeting on 28th

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2 years ago

June 20, 2023

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The Office of the Chief Government Whip has issued a notice to all the MPs of the ruling party that they should stay near Colombo in the last week of this month, it was reported.

The notice has been issued due to a special meeting scheduled to be held on the 28th Wednesday at 5 p.m. with the participation of all the members of the ruling party.

It was said that this meeting is to be held under the chairmanship of the President and the Prime Minister.

A discussion was recently held between President Wickremesinghe and the leaders of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, in which the founder of the party, Basil Rajapaksa, also participated.

The decision to hold the special meeting on the 28th has been taken at the previous meeting.

Boossa Prison jailor remanded over ‘Ganemulla Sanjeewa’ murder

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8 hours ago

March 17, 2025

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A Jailor at the Boossa Prison, who had brought underworld figure Sanjeewa Kumara Samararathne also known as “Ganemulla Sanjeewa” to court on the day he was killed inside the Hulftsdorp court premises, has been arrested by the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD).

Subsequently, he has been ordered to be remanded until March 21, after being produced before the Colombo Magistrate’s Court, Ada Derana reporter said.

Presenting the suspect to the court, the Colombo Crimes Division officials have stated that the murdered suspect, “Ganemulla Sanjeewa”, had been brought to court by the arrested Jailer on the day of the assassination.

Police informed the court that investigations are underway to determine whether the crime was committed due to the Jailor’s dereliction of duty.

Police also pointed out to the court that investigations have revealed that the suspected prison officer had not taken any steps to arrest the individual who shot at “Ganemulla Sanjeewa” within the court premises and fled.

During the trial, police also requested permission to obtain a record of the suspect’s mobile phone calls for further investigations.

The court granted permission for the requests and ordered the suspect to be remanded until March 21.

(adaderana.lk)

(This story, originally published by adaderana.lk has not been edited by SLM staff)