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Easter Sunday carnage: Sajith promises fresh probe under an SJB govt.
By Saman Indrajith
Opposition and SJB Leader Sajith Premadasa told Parliament yesterday that if he was elected President, he would launch a fresh Presidential Commission probe into the Easter Sunday terror attacks.
Premadasa said that he along with the rest of the people had been demanding justice over the Easter Sunday terror attacks for the past five years. “I have raised many questions on this floor, but the government has failed to respond to them.”
Premadasa outlined the measures that would be taken to serve justice to the victims and to find out the masterminds behind the carnage.
“If am elected President, within two months, a seven-member Commission, consisting of local and international experts, will be set up under the Commissions of Inquiry Act No. 17 of 1948. The Commission will be tasked with studying the entire security programme in the past and present, without limitations. It will also be vested with powers to obtain statements from any person in any institution without any restriction,” the Opposition Leader said.
“Within six weeks of the establishment of the Commission, I will set up a permanent investigation office, consisting of foreign intelligence and security services, including the Scotland Yard, and FBI, as well as local intelligence and security agencies to work together. It will be made mandatory for the Attorney General to file indictments or take necessary action subject to the laws of the land subject to the recommendations and orders of the Commission,” Premadasa said.
Premadasa added that he would also set up a permanent High Court to hear cases against the persons charged with offences related to the Easter attacks.
He said that new laws would be brought in to establish a Public Prosecutor’s Office independent of the Attorney General. For this purpose, the Commissions of Inquiry Act No. 17 of 1948 and the Judicature Act No. 2 of 1978 would have to be amended.
INS Sindhukesari, a submarine serving in the Indian Navy, arrived at the port of Colombo on 03 May 26 to undertake Operational Turnarounds.
The visiting submarine was welcomed by the Sri Lanka Navy in precision with naval traditions.
Throughout its stay in the island, the submarine’s crew is scheduled to participate in a variety of programmes organized by the Sri Lanka Navy, including visits to several tourist attractions in Sri Lanka.
Mikhail Murashko, Minister of Health of the Russian Federation, officially visited the Russian House in Colombo to attend the Sri Lanka–Russia Medical Forum, where members of the Sri Lanka Russia Business Council and graduates from the Association of Sri Lankan Graduates from Socialist countries (ASLGSC) attended.
This historic gathering was graced by rectors and representatives from several world-class Russian medical institutions, including Kursk State Medical University, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, and Tver State Medical University, among others.
The forum commenced with an address by Minister Murashko, during which Russian medical graduates in attendance raised pertinent questions regarding medical and pharmaceutical sector opportunities in Sri Lanka.
Levan Dzhagaryan, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, together with Madam Maria L. Popova, Counsellor of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Sri Lanka & the Maldives and Director of the Russian House in Colombo, graced the occasion. Both officials expressed strong support for continued collaboration and future initiatives between the two nations.
The official appointment letters for the members of the newly established “Cricket Transformation Committee” (CTC) were handed over on Monday (04) by the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Sunil Kumara Gamage.
The following members received their letters of appointment at the Ministry premises:
Sidath Wettimuny
Thushira Radella
Prakash Schaffter
Ms. Avanthi Colombage
The Ministry also noted that veteran cricketers Roshan Mahanama and Kumar Sangakkara, who are key members of the committee, are currently overseas. Their official appointments will be formalised immediately upon their arrival in Sri Lanka.
The Cricket Transformation Committee has been mandated to oversee the administration and drive structural reforms within Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) in accordance with the powers vested in the Minister under the Sports Act No. 25 of 1973.
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