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Sajith denied access to harbour police to see arrested teachers
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa was denied entry to the Harbour Police yesterday (05) morning when he arrived there to visit detained teachers and principals.
Premadasa was accompanied by a group of MPs and lawyers. There was a heated exchange as the police prevented them from entering the station.
On Wednesday police arrested 44 principals, teachers and some of their supporters following a protest opposite the Presidential Secretariat.
Premadasa told the media that the principals and teachers had a right to receive visitors and that concerned parties had a right to meet them as well.
He added that as an MP he had a right to inquire about the wellbeing of those arrested and that right had been denied.
‘Police told me that they needed the permission from the Ports Authority to allow me to enter the premises. When I asked the Ports Authority Officers, they said I needed permission from the Police,’ Premadasa said.
The Opposition Leader said that a people’s representative being denied the opportunity to visit those arrested unjustly, not only showed the deterioration of democracy but also the insecurity of the government.
‘I will raise this issue in parliament,’ Premadasa said.
The Opposition Leader said lawyers appearing for the teachers and principals too were denied entry to the police station. “This is a serious assault on law and order”, he said. (RK)
In the wake of prevailing inclement weather in several areas in the Western and Sabaragamuwa Provinces, the Sri Lanka Navy on 04th June 2023 mobilized 04 relief teams to Bulathsinhala, Baduraliya, Lathpandura and Kalawana areas to extend flood relief to affected communities.
As a result, the Navy relief teams were able to assist a group of school children who were stranded in the Lathpandura area of Baduraliya, Kalutara district, due to flash floods and provided a boat service to transport the students who were scheduled to sit for the G.C.E. Ordinary Level examination.
The Pakistan Naval Ship (PNS) Shahjahan which arrived in Colombo on 02nd June 2023 on a two-day official visit, departed the island on 04th June 2023.
By Priyan de Silva
The Election Commission (ECSL) has opposed a move by the government to appoint representatives of the Chairpersons of the Regional Development Committee to monitor local government institutions.
ECSL Chairman Nimal G. Punchihewa told The Island that the government had informed the ECSL of its plan to appoint representatives of the Chairpersons of the Regional Development Committee to monitor the local government bodies and the ECSL had decided to write to the Ministry of Local Government opposing the move, he said. A Chairman of a regional development committee ESD a representative of a particular political party and it would be unfair by other parties for such appointments to be made, the EC Chairman said.
Punchihewa said that the administration of local government institutions could be done through Municipal Commissioners and Divisional Secretaries.Many political parties had complained against the government move, he said.
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