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JVP says there is no evidence against Aragalaya activists
By R.A.A Premathilake
Action taken by President Ranil Wickremesinghe to please the Rajapaksa family would have disastrous consequences for the country, former Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) MP, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said.He said that the JVP condemned the government for labelling protesters as terrorists. The party had also called for the repeal of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) and the release of Aragalaya activists, detained under the PTA.
Three student activists, including the Convener of the Inter-University Students Federation, Wasantha Mudalige, had been detained under the PTA, and they have not been produced in court as there was no evidence against them, he said.
Anti-government protesters, taken into custody on earlier occasions, had been released by court as there was no evidence against them. The police knew that the three activists, too, would get bail if they were produced before the courts as there was no evidence against them, he said.
“President Wickremesinghe must admit that he became President because of the protests against former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. President Wickremesinghe is using the PTA to detain youth activists for 90 days. A large number of local and international organisations have criticised this. The critics include the UN, However, the government has ignored these pleas and sent activists to jail. These are done to keep the Rajapaksas happy,” Jayatissa said.
The former JVP MP said that there was an opportunity to establish an all-party government, a few months back. After President Rajapaksa resigned, the Speaker could have been made the interim President and an MP, who had the support of most MPs, and acceptable to the people, could have been appointed PM.
“Then we could have had a real all-party government. However, the Rajapaksas used the numbers they have in Parliament to make Wickremesinghe the President, and Dinesh Gunawardane the Prime Minister. No one really believes that these people have the support of the people”, Dr. Jayatissa said.The Rajapaksa-Wickremesinghe administration comprised the worst elements in Parliament, he added.
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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