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Procurement of fake human immunoglobulin: Court impounds Keheliya’s passport, orders him to report to CID
The Maligakanda Magistrate Lochana Abeywickrema yesterday (1) impounded Environment Minister Keheliya Rambukwella’s passport and ordered him to report to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) today (2) in connection with the ongoing high profile investigation into the procurement of a consignment of fake human immunoglobulin last year.
At the time Rambukwella served as the health minister. The Magistrate issued the order after the CID brought to the notice of the court Minister Rambukwelle’s failure to report to the CID on Wednesday (Jan 31)
The minister said that he had not been able to report to the CID as he had to attend the proceedings of a case heard before the Colombo High Court as well as a ministerial sub-committee meeting convened at the Presidential Secretariat.Sources close to Rambukwella said that the minister requested the CID, in writing, to fix another date for him to provide his statement.
Against this backdrop, a group of civil society activists were arrested while staging Satyagraha in front of the CID Headquarters on Wednesday, demanding the immediate arrest of Rambukwella in connection with his alleged complicity in the procurement of substandard medicines.
Ten activists who were taken into police custody during the Satyagraha campaign were granted bail yesterday on the orders of the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court.The Additional Secretary to the Ministry of Health Dr. Saman Ratnayake, brother of SLPP Nuwara Eliya District MP C.B. Ratnayake was questioned by the CID officers for nearly 10 hours over the procurement of substandard medicines.
Following the conclusion of bilateral discussions between President Anura Kumara Disanayake and Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, official-level talks between the delegations of Sri Lanka and India commenced this morning (05) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.
Representing the Government of Sri Lanka were Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, Vijitha Herath; Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Anil Jayantha; Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake; Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Dr. P. Nandalal Weerasinghe, along with other senior officials.
The Indian delegation included Minister of External Affairs Dr. S. Jaishankar, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and His Excellency Santosh Jha, High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, along with several other senior officials of the Government of India.
Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, who arrived in Sri Lanka on the invitation of President Anura Kumara Disanayake on Friday [04] night, visited the Presidential Secretariat this morning (05).
The Indian Prime Minister was warmly welcomed by President Anura Kumara Disanayake upon his arrival at the Presidential Secretariat.
Prime Minister Modi is currently on a state visit to Sri Lanka, reaffirming the theme “Friendship of Centuries — Commitment to a Prosperous Future” which symbolises the longstanding ties between Sri Lanka and India. The Indian Premier is scheduled to remain in the country until tomorrow (06).
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The official welcoming ceremony for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was held this morning (05) at the Independence Square in Colombo.
On arrival at the Independence Square the Indian Prime Minister was warmly welcomed by President Anura Kumara Disanayake.
Discussions between Sri Lankan and Indian delegations at the presidential secretariat
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