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Weerasekera says attack on Chamuditha exploited by anti-national forces
Premadasa: SJB has never betrayed the country
By Saman Indrajith
Public Security Minister Rear Admiral (retd) Sarath Weerasekara called on the SJB in parliament yesterday not to undermine national interest for petty political gains.
Responding to a question raised by SJB and Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa, the Minister said that the recent attack on the house of TV journalist Chamuditha Samarawickrama was being used by anti-national forces in view of the UNHRC session in Geneva.
The Minister said that a report has been called from the State Intelligence Service (SIS) to ascertain whether there was any security threat to Samarawickrama.
The Secretary to the Ministry of Public Security has sought guidance and advice from the Victims and Witnesses Protection Authority to provide security to Samarawickrama in accordance with the order issued by the Piliyandala Magistrate’s Court.
Opposition Leader Premadasa said that no steps were taken to provide security to Samarawickrama in accordance with the court order. Some police personnel were assigned at Samarawickrama’s residence on Monday night after the government had come to know that he would raise this issue in the House yesterday.
Minister Weerasekara said some police personnel had been assigned as per the directives from the Victims and Witnesses Protection Authority on providing security to Samarawickrama as per the court order.
Minister Weerasekara said police mobile patrols had been deployed in the area and a police patrol book was also placed at the gate of Samarawickrama’s house for a long time now and that police had visited his house around midnight on the day of the incident.
Minister Weerasekera said that the CCTV footage taken from 92 cameras were being scrutinized and some footage which are unclear, were sent to the Moratuwa University for intense scrutinizing.
The Minister said the Opposition Leader was attempting to make allegations regarding media freedom to meet political ends ahead of UNHRC sessions in Geneva. “You were a member of the former government which sponsored UN resolutions against this country,” the Minister said.
Opposition Leader Premadasa said that SJB had never betrayed the country.
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.
Three prison guards attached to the Welikada Prison have been arrested by Borella Police following the death of an inmate on Monday (04).
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