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Tag: CID

CID team sent to arrest Udayanga comes back empty handed
LOCALMain Story

CID team sent to arrest Udayanga comes back empty handed

UAE blocks teams from recording statements from wanted former diplomat Interpol Red Notice issued but arrest not yet possible CID waiting…

byFaraz Shauketaly15/02/2018
Former DIG arrested in connection with journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge’s murder
LOCAL

Former DIG arrested in connection with journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge’s murder

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of Sri Lanka Police Tuesday arrested a former Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) over…

byFaraz Shauketaly14/02/2018
Former DIG Vaas Gunawardena sentenced to 5 years rigorous imprisonment
LOCAL

Former DIG Vaas Gunawardena sentenced to 5 years rigorous imprisonment

Sri Lanka’s Colombo High Court yesterday sentenced the former Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Vaas Gunawardena for five years…

byFaraz Shauketaly13/02/2018
Court grants CID permission to obtain statements from bond scam suspects
LOCAL

Court grants CID permission to obtain statements from bond scam suspects

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has been given permission to obtain further statements from the two suspects Arjuna Aloysius and…

byFaraz Shauketaly13/02/2018
Udayanga roams free, Govt., Sagala in the dark!
LOCALMain Story

Udayanga roams free, Govt., Sagala in the dark!

By Skandha Gunasekara The country’s authorities were in the dark regarding the planned arrest of wanted former diplomat, Udayaga Weeratunga,…

byFaraz Shauketaly09/02/201809/02/2018
Ranil-Ravi responsible to get down Mahendran – Susil
LOCAL

Ranil-Ravi responsible to get down Mahendran – Susil

Minister Susil Premajayantha says that Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and former Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake are responsible of making former…

byFaraz Shauketaly08/02/2018
Team leaves for Abu Dhabi to facilitate extradition of Udayanga Weeratunga
LOCALMain Story

Team leaves for Abu Dhabi to facilitate extradition of Udayanga Weeratunga

An eight-member team of officials are scheduled to leave for Abu Dhabi, UAE today to facilitate the extradition of the…

byFaraz Shauketaly07/02/2018
UNP draws first blood on bond scam arrests
LOCALMain Story

UNP draws first blood on bond scam arrests

The United National Party (UNP) yesterday sought credit for the arrest of bond scam suspects and insisted it was possible…

byFaraz Shauketaly07/02/201807/02/2018
Sri Lankan Government to take decisive action against misusing public institutions
LOCAL

Sri Lankan Government to take decisive action against misusing public institutions

The majority party in Sri Lanka’s unity government, United National Party says it has implemented a decisive strategy to counter…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/02/201807/02/2018
Sri Lanka to send team to Dubai to extradite fugitive ex-diplomat Udayanga Weeratunga
LOCAL

Sri Lanka to send team to Dubai to extradite fugitive ex-diplomat Udayanga Weeratunga

Sri Lanka is taking measures to extradite former Ambassador to Russia, Udayanga Weeratunga, who was arrested in Dubai in UAE…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/02/201807/02/2018

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