MR permitted to travel overseas

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2 years ago

January 11, 2023

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Fort Magistrate – Thilina Gamage today (11) permitted former President Mahinda Rajapaksa to travel overseas for 10 days from Jan. 20 – 30.

The CID informed the court that Mr. Rajapaksa received the approval of the Attorney General to travel overseas under two conditions.

A foreign travel ban was imposed on 17 persons including the former President by the Fort Magistrate over a group of SLPPers brutally assaulting protestors at Galle Face on May 09.

2 injured in Kotahena shooting

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8 hours ago

May 16, 2025

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A man and a woman have been injured in a shooting incident in the Kotahena area this evening (May 16), police said.

Both victims were hospitalised for treatment.

Arrest warrant issued against Mahindananda

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8 hours ago

May 16, 2025

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An arrest warrant has been issued against former Agriculture Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage over the ongoing investigation into the importation of Chinese fertilizer.

The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court issued the warrant on a request by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), after Aluthgamage failed to appear before the Commission as summoned on May 14.

Earlier, on May 14, a motion seeking anticipatory bail on behalf of his counsel was filed with the Colombo Magistrate’s Court, requesting that the matter be taken up on May 16. The Magistrate ordered that the motion be heard on May 19.