Judicial Scrutiny Prompts Rewrite: State Offers Amendments to Organised Crimes Bill
For observers tracking Sri Lanka’s legislative process, the latest developments in the Supreme Court come as little surprise. Facing twenty-six…
Category: LEGAL ISSUES
Judicial Muscle vs. Police Brass: Gampaha Magistrate Transferred After Taking on the IGP
It appears that in Sri Lanka’s administrative ecosystem, questioning the police chief’s compliance with judicial orders turns out to be…
Daisy Forrest Discharged on Medical Grounds; Yoshitha Denies Rs. 59M Laundering Charges
In a courtroom session that formally marked the start of trial proceedings under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, the…
Incinerated Remains and River Current: The Horrying End to the Wellampitiya Disappearance
A complex year-long missing person investigation in Colombo has concluded with a grim uncovering of murder, body destruction, and a…
Three Arrested as Monaragala Raid Turns Two Acres of Cannabis to Ash
In the quiet, sun-baked expanses of Maw Ara in Hambegamuwa, a joint security operation brought a swift, extremely smoky end…
Another Strike Against the Police: Dompe Constable Fined Rs. 100,000 for Attacking Woman
The Sri Lanka Police Service has suffered another blow to its credibility. The Supreme Court ruled that a police constable…
An Inside Job in Colombo: How a Keyboard and a Log-In Drained Rs 59.6 Million
In a wake-up call for Sri Lanka’s corporate sector, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrested a 30-year-old employee of a…
CIABOC Targets Luxury Houses and Vehicles in Harak Kata Bribe Probe
The Bribery Commission (CIABOC) is turning up the financial heat on suspects linked to the Rs. 120 million bribe scandal…
A Child Twice Failed: Father Sentenced to 54 Years in Child Rape Case
The Gampaha High Court handed down a 54-year sentence of rigorous imprisonment to a man convicted of raping his underage…
Frozen Assets and Illicit Alliances: The Collapsing World of Rakitha Rajapakshe
Officers from the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption visited the greater Colombo residence of Attorney-at-Law Rakitha Rajapakshe,…
