An exposure by Russel Hewawasam
(Lanka-e-News - 25.Dec.2020, 4.25 AM) With the connivance of the present government, the most fraudulent procrastination and the slow progress of the investigations of the brutal Easter attack has revived a new discourse within the masses following the exposure made by Lanka e News on the 3rd of December.
Several members of the Opposition in the Sri Lankan Parliament as well as several political parties have commented on this. But it was limited only a few more voice cuts which did not have enough social influence to enforce the law against criminals fast.
Victims as well as those seeking justice have a strong belief about some connivance and involvement of a gang including the President of the good governance and a powerful group in the present Gotabaya Rajapaksa government in this brutal Easter attack.
The Public Services Commission (PSC) has responded to the Attorney General’s (AG) Department’s recommendation to conduct a disciplinary inquiry against Deputy Solicitor General (DSG) Azard Navavi and State Counsel Malik Aziz who were in charge of the file pertaining to Zahran Hashim.
The inquiry is to be conducted on their failure to provide legal advice to the file submitted by the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) on Zahran Hashim and National Thowheed Jamaat (NTJ) in 2017.
Making an Attorney representation on behalf of AG’S Coordinator Nishara Jayaratne, Senior Deputy Solicitor General (SDSG) Vikum De Abrew yesterday made the above submission before the PCOI probing Easter Sunday attacks.
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By Sanath Nanayakkare
The Bank of Ceylon (BOC) is set to end the year on a positive note despite the economic downturn due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the recent downgrade of the sovereign and banking institutions in Sri Lanka, BoC informed the media yesterday.
“The bank is winding up the year on a healthy note despite the stresses, posting the highest asset base of Rs. 2.9 trillion, highest deposit base of Rs. 2.3 trillion while maintaining its market leadership in Trade Finance, Treasury Operations including its more than 40% market share of Inward Remittances (US$2.5 billion). In addition to those, the Bank has maintained its market leadership in most of the spheres in the banking and finance arena”, BoC said.
The Public Service Commission (PSC) has responded to the Attorney General’s recommendation that disciplinary action be taken against Deputy Solicitor General Azard Navavi and State Counsel Malik Azeez, who were entrusted with the file on National Thowheed Jamaat (NTJ) and its leader Zahran Hashim, for lapses in handling the case, the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) investigating Easter Sunday attacks was informed yesterday.
This was revealed when Attorney General (AG) Dappula de Livera’s Coordinating Officer, State Counsel, Nishara Jayaratne appeared before the PCoI.
The commission prevented the counsel disclosing the PSC decision.
A request by Shavindra Fernando, PC, who appeared for Navavi, to declare Jayaratne guilty of contempt of PCoI was rejected by a majority of the Commissioners.