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President to make three proposals at COP28 in Dubai

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President Ranil Wickremesinghe is scheduled to present three proposals at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (Cop28) to be held in Dubai.

Sri Lanka’s main proposal is to establish a Climate Change University here.

The other two proposals are the establishment of a Climate Justice Forum for Third World countries that are inconvenienced by the activities of developed countries and the establishment of a Tropical Belt Forum for tropical rainforests.

Twenty youth delegates from Sri Lanka will also participate under the sponsorship of non-governmental organizations. Representing the official delegation of Sri Lanka are President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Foreign Minister Ali Sabry, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera, Environment Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, MP Patali Champika Ranawaka, Secretary of the Environment Ministry Dr. Anil Jasinghe, Presidential Adviser on Climate Change Ruwan Wijewardene and Presidential Foreign Affairs Director Dinuk Colombage, among others.



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Cardinal seeks dismissal of Sallay’s petition

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Archbishop of Colombo Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith has filed an intervening petition before the Court of Appeal in connection with a petition filed by former head of the State Intelligence Service, Major General (Retired) Suresh Sallay, challenging his arrest and detention under the Prevention of Terrorism Act over investigations into the Easter Sunday terror attacks.

The Cardinal has sought permission from the court to make submissions in relation to Sallay’s petition and requested that it be dismissed.

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Money laundering case against Yoshitha, fixed for pre-trial conference

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The Colombo High Court yesterday fixed for Aug. 31 the pre-trial conference in the money laundering case filed by the Attorney General against former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son, Yoshitha Rajapaksa, and his great-aunt Daisy Forrest.

The case was taken up before Colombo High Court Judge Rashmi Singappuli.

State Counsel Oswald Perera requested court to fix a date for the pre-trial conference and informed the judge that the prosecution would announce its position regarding the second accused, Daisy Forrest, at the conference. He also said the prosecution intended to notify court of amendments to the indictment.

After considering the submissions, Judge Singappuli ordered that the pre-trial conference be held on Aug. 31.

The Attorney General has indicted Yoshitha Rajapaksa and Daisy Forrest under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, alleging that they deposited nearly Rs. 59 million in bank accounts knowing, or having reason to believe, that the funds had been unlawfully acquired.

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More illicit hooch found

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Some of the bottles taken into custody by the Navy and STF

A suspect has been arrested with 5,575 bottles of illicit liquor bearing counterfeit security stickers that had been illegally stored, police said yesterday.

The arrest was made during a joint operation conducted by the Navy and the Mullaitivu STF camp, police said. The suspect, a 43-year-old resident of Mullaitivu, was taken into custody along with the stock of illicit liquor.

The raid was launched following intelligence received by SLNS Gotabaya attached to the Eastern Naval Command. During the operation, officers inspected the counterfeit security stickers affixed to the seized bottles of liquor.

The security sticker ment tax revenue by enabling authorities to verify that excise duties have been paid on liquor products. In recent months, several raids have uncovered illicit liquor manufacturing operations and counterfeit bottles bearing fake security stickers.

On June 28, officers attached to the Western Province North Crime Division raided an illegal liquor distillery on Sudarshanarama Mawatha in Malabe. An army officer was arrested as the main suspect, while five other suspects were taken into custody along with a stock of illicit liquor and equipment allegedly used in its manufacture.

Based on the main suspect’s confession, police subsequently carried out a special operation in the Batticaloa area, uncovering further details of the racket.

Police suspect that the security stickers used on the counterfeit bottles of liquor had been printed in Chennai, India, and shipped to a local agent in Sri Lanka. They also suspect that ethanol used in the manufacture of the illicit liquor had been obtained with the assistance of the secretary to a prominent politician from Kurunegala.

Police said that the investigation was also focusing on whether the security stickers affixed to the counterfeit bottles of liquor had been obtained from the supplier company or from the Excise Department. Preliminary information indicates that while the liquor inside the bottles was counterfeit and of inferior quality, the security stickers themselves may have been genuine. Authorities are also investigating whether similar counterfeit products are already available in the market.

By Norman Palihawadane ✍️

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