Another former politician  arrested in Sri Lanka

CID arrests former Chairman of Kataragama Pradeshiya Sabha - LankaXpress

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested the former Chairman of the Kataragama Pradeshiya Sabha, Asoka Wickremasinghe. The arrest was reportedly made over his alleged involvement in granting irregular approval for a construction project near the Menik Ganga, which is said to have belonged to Rajapaksa family. The post CID arrests former Chairman of Kataragama Pradeshiya Sabha appeared first on LankaXpress.

Another former politician  arrested in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Apr 9: A former state minister in Sri Lanka has been arrested in connection with an abduction case, becoming the latest ex-parliamentarian to be taken into custody after the government revived stalled cases against them.   Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, a former chief minister of the eastern province and later a state minister in the central government,  was arrested last night in the eastern district of Batticaloa. His arrest was conne…

Politician & Para military leader Pillayan arrested for enforced disappearance of Vice-Chancellor of Eastern University • Sri Lanka Brief

Former paramilitary leader and Chief Minister of the Eastern Province, Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan (Pillayan), was arrested this evening by a team from the Criminal Investigation Department. He was taken into custody on suspicion of abducting Professor Sivasubramaniam Ravidranath, a Vice-Chancellor of the University of the East, who disappeared 18 years ago on December 15, 2006, in Colombo. The Vice-Chancellor had been residing in Colombo for …