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Heroin found from potato container imported from Pakistan

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Sri Lanka Customs has found 16 kilograms of heroin worth over Rs.500 million from a container filled with potatoes.

The heroin haul was found hidden in a refrigerator in the container imported from Pakistan based on information received by the Customs.

One person from the company that imported these potatoes has been arrested and further investigations are being conducted to find the others involved in the smuggling.

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Easter attacks: SC orders to recall defence over acquittal of ex-IGP and Defence Secretary

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The Supreme Court has ordered the Colombo High Court Trial-at-Bar to recall the defence following an appeal filed by the Attorney General (AG) challenging the verdict issued by Colombo High Court to acquit former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando and former IGP Pujith Jayasundara from the charges of failure to prevent 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks despite receiving prior information.

The appeal was filed against the verdict issued by the Colombo High Court Trial-at-Bar to acquit the former Defence Secretary and the former IGP from the charges of Criminal dereliction of duty and murder through their failure to prevent 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks despite receiving information prior to the attacks.

This decision was taken by the five-member Supreme Court judge bench led by Justices Preethi Padman Surasena following an extended hearing of the relevant appeal filed by the AG.

The Colombo High Court had earlier ordered to acquit and release Hemasiri Fernando and Pujith Jayasundara without calling for defense testimonies, following the hearing of a case filed by the Attorney General.

The AG had later filed this appeal with the Supreme Court challenging the Colombo HC’s decision, seeking to invalidate the relevant verdict and for it to be declared unlawful.

Following the hearing of the appeal, the Supreme Court judge bench declared that the High Court should have called for defense during the hearings of the case.

(adaderana.lk)

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3 districts to have different format of ballot paper

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The Election Commission released a statement regarding a different format of the ballot paper for three districts in the country for the upcoming Parliamentary Election.

The ballot papers of the Polonnaruwa, Monaragala and Kegalle districts will be printed in only one column for the 2024 Parliamentary Election, the EC said. This is due to the number of recognised political parties and Independent groups and the number of candidates contesting from these three districts is lower than the other districts.

According to the Election Commission, the ballot papers in the other districts of the country have been printed in two columns.

The ‘X’ symbol should be marked in the empty box in front of the name and symbol of the recognised political party or the number and symbol of the Independent group for which the voters will be casting their vote on the ballot paper.

Also, preference votes can be marked for three candidates on the ballot paper after marking the ‘X’ symbol in front of the name and recognised political party or the number and symbol of the Independent group. The preference votes can be marked for up to three candidates of the voter’s choice by marking ‘X’ on the box containing the number allotted to each candidate on the ballot paper, the Election Commission stated.

(dailynews.lk)

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E – NICs to be issued in December

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The Department of Registration of Persons has announced that the issuance of electronic national identity cards will begin in the first few weeks of December.

The department said that the new cards used for the E-NICs have already been received. 

A batch of approximately 2.3 million cards has been ordered from a Finnish company.

The Department of Registration of Persons added that the new electronic NICs will include biometrics, as part of the new system.

(newsfirst.lk)

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