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Tag: Udayanga Weeratunga

Sri Lanka’s ex-diplomat Udayanga Weeratunga issued Interpol Red Notice
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Sri Lanka’s ex-diplomat Udayanga Weeratunga issued Interpol Red Notice

INTERPOL had issued a Red Notice on former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia, Udayanga Weeratunga as a wanted person by…

byFaraz Shauketaly23/02/2018
CID team sent to arrest Udayanga comes back empty handed
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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
Udayanga released as per UAE law and ‘Blue Notice’ rules Foreign Ministry confirms ex-envoy’s release
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Udayanga released as per UAE law and ‘Blue Notice’ rules Foreign Ministry confirms ex-envoy’s release

The speculations surrounding the release of former Ambassador to Russia and Ukraine, Udayanga Weeratunga, by a Dubai Court was confirmed…

byFaraz Shauketaly10/02/2018
Udayanga roams free, Govt., Sagala in the dark!
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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
Team leaves for Abu Dhabi to facilitate extradition of Udayanga Weeratunga
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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
Sri Lanka to send team to Dubai to extradite fugitive ex-diplomat Udayanga Weeratunga
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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
Police team to travel to Dubai – Sagala
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Police team to travel to Dubai – Sagala

Law and Order Minister Sagala Ratnayake says that a team of police officers will travel to Dubai to escort arrested…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/02/201806/02/2018
Sri Lanka’s fugitive ex-diplomat Udayanga Weeratunga arrested at Dubai Airport
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Sri Lanka’s fugitive ex-diplomat Udayanga Weeratunga arrested at Dubai Airport

Sri Lanka’s former Ambassador to Russia, Udayanga Weeratunga, who has been issued an international warrant for his arrest, has been…

byFaraz Shauketaly04/02/2018
Court bans sale and transfer of Udayanga Weeratunga’s properties
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Court bans sale and transfer of Udayanga Weeratunga’s properties

A Sri Lankan court today issued an order enjoining the sale and transfer of property belonging to Sri Lanka’s former…

byFaraz Shauketaly20/01/2018
Fugitive ex-diplomat’s petition against FCID to be taken up on 29 December
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Fugitive ex-diplomat’s petition against FCID to be taken up on 29 December

The Supreme Court today named a three-judge bench to hear the fundamental rights petition filed on behalf of the former…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/12/2017

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