Minister admits investigations into April Attacks were incomplete
Minister admits investigations into April Attacks were incomplete
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COLOMBO (News 1st); There are delays in filing cases against those involved in terrorism as investigations must take place strategically ensuring those accountable don’t use loopholes to evade the law, Public Security Minister Rear Admiral (Retd) Dr. Sarath Weerasekara told Parliament on Wednesday (19).
“If cases were filed against the suspect immediately, their (suspects) talented counsel will use loopholes to secure their release. That is why there is a delay in investigations in order to cover all bases,” said the Public Security Minister.
Foreign Ministry hosts webinar to review measures of Port State Control and Maritime Safety and Security in the Indian Ocean Region
May, 10, 2021
Eminent international legal luminaries, Managing Director and Head of Projects for Morocco and Sudan at the Max Planck Foundation Prof. Rüdiger Wolfrum and Director of the Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea located at the Faculty of Law, UiT the Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Prof.Tore Henriksen
were among the speakers at a webinar organized by the Foreign Ministry on 04 May 2021, as part of its responsibilities as the lead country for the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Working Group on Maritime Safety and security on the theme “Port State Control (PSC) and Maritime Safety and Security (MSS) in the Indian Ocean Region”.
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Former Directors of Edirisinghe Trust Investments (ETI) Finance Limited, who were arrested yesterday, have been remanded until the 12th of January.
The order was delivered by Colombo Additional Magistrate Ruwan Nelumdeniya when the suspects were produced before courts today (January 09).
Last evening, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrested four former Directors of ETI Finance – Nalaka Edirisinghe, Jeewaka Edirisinghe, Anjalee Edirisinghe and Asanka Edirisinghe – acting on the directives issued by Attorney General Dappula de Livera.
The suspects were taken into custody on charges of criminal misappropriation, cheating, money laundering and other offences.
During today’s proceedings, Senior Deputy Solicitor General Haripriya Jayasundara told the court that the ETI Finance has defrauded deposits worth over Rs 13 billion.
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.