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Use two month’s salary of MPs to fund LG election: Radhakrishnan

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Up-Country People’s Front Leader and Nuwara Eliya SJB MP V. Radhakrishnan said it appears that steps are being taken to prevent the local government election from being held by delaying the allocation of funds to the Election Commission.

MP Radhakrishnan expressed these views at a press conference held following a rally held in Talawakele last evening (05) to introduce the Up-Country People’s Front candidates contesting from Nuwara Eliya to the members of the party.

He said the people are demanding a local government election, and if there is no provision to hold the elections, the salaries and allowances of the 225 MPs should be suspended for two months and the election should be held utilizing this amount.

Despite the economic crisis, a colossal amount has been spent on the Independence Day celebration and the MP said the celebration should have been held at a reduced cost.

He also said that the prices of essential food items, electricity bills and gas prices have increased.

“Therefore, the people in the plantation sector did not display a national flag in front of the house for the 75th Independence Day. No blessings were offered in Hindu temples either,” he said.

Source – Ada

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Assets of 02 police officers to be probed

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Assets of two prominent police officers are to be probed after authorities received a number of complaints, highly placed sources in the government say.

One officer in question is a DIG while the other is a SSP, reports add.

The Police Illegal Assets And Property Investigation Division are conducting further investigations.

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AG seeks CID probe into social media smear campaign against his staff

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The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has opened a probe following a complaint by Attorney General Parinda Ranasinghe that his staff have been unduly targeted by false allegations on social media.

The AG’s instruction to the CID came after several of his staff complained to him over the allegation on social media.

Particularly targeted are senior AG’s Department officials awaiting promotions, sources said.

In one of the posts, a senior officer was accused of being supportive of granting bail to Thamil Makkal Viduthal Puligal (TMVP) leader Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, alias Pillaiyan, when his fundamental rights application over his arrest was taken up. During the hearing of the FR case, the matter of bail was not even considered, the sources said.

Another allegation was that in a case related to the suspended Police Chief Deshabandu Tennakoon, the AG prevented a senior officer from representing the department and instead sent a junior officer. However, on the particular day, the senior officer was indisposed, the sources said.

These allegations surface as the AG’s Department has filed more than 600 new indictments in High Courts so far this year, while the Bribery Commission has also referred several bribery and corruption cases to the AG for prosecution.

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

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19-yr. old dies after falling from elevator

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A 19-year-old youth has died after falling from a service elevator at a hotel in the Pannai area, in the Jaffna Police Division.

According to the police, the incident had occurred last night (June 21) and the deceased has been identified as a resident of Nirveli, Jaffna.

According to investigations, the youth was employed at the hotel and had been using the service elevator -intended for transporting goods.

Further investigations are underway.

This incident follows a similar case recently reported from a hotel in Moratuwa last week.

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