Sri Lanka detention centre report referred for legal action: President's office

Sri Lanka detention centre report referred for legal action: President's office

Colombo, Apr 29 (PTI) A report by a probe panel to inquire into a detention centre at Batalanda in north Colombo during 1987-1990 has been referred to the attorney general for necessary action, Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s office said on Tuesday. The Batalanda Commission was appointed in 1996 and the report published in 2000. The report said an illegal torture chamber existed in Batalanda during 1987-1990 when the current rulin…

Ex-President Ranil leaves Bribery Commission after giving statement - LankaXpress

Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has left the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) after providing a statement, Ada Derana reporter said. The former President was summoned by the Bribery Commission to give a statement on his comments regarding MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake’s alleged financial misappropriation case, during his tenure as the Uva Province Chief Minister. Although former President Wickremesin…

Ranil Wickremesinghe arrives at Bribery Commission

Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe arrived at the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) this morning (April 28) and is currently giving a statement, his office confirmed. Wickremesinghe was summoned by CIABOC to provide a statement regarding his comments on the alleged financial misappropriation case involving MP Chamara Sampath Dasanayake. The case relates to Dasanayake’s time as the Chief Ministe…