Man assaulted by PS member
By Binoy Suriyaarachchi- December 22, 2013
A 32-year-old individual has been admitted to the Marawila Base hospital after he was allegedly assaulted by UPFA Wennappuwa Pradeshiya Sabha member, Sheron Fernando. The assault had reportedly occurred at a resort located in Marawila area in Wennappuwa, police sources said.
Accordingly, the Marawila police have launched a search operation in order to apprehend the PS member along with four other suspects involved in the incident, following the complaint lodged with the police by the complainant Lahiru Malinga. Malinga in his statement to the police has stated that he was assaulted with a belt and clubs at the
resort by the four individuals accompanied by the PS member.
The elite Special Task Force (STF) personnel have been deployed to all administrative districts since the conclusion of the war in 2009, according to the STF Commandant.
Today’s (22) ‘Sunday Lankadeepa’ has published half a page statement by fisheries minister Rajitha Senaratne, in response to social services minister Felix Perera. As we reported previously, that statement had been carried in place of a full page interview by minister Senaratne at the request of the president’s media unit.
‘Sunday Lankadeepa’s Prasanna Sanjeewa Tennakoon had obtained the interview from minister Senaratne a week ago at a request by the president to the newspaper’s editor. After asking minister Felix Perera to attack minister Senaratne, the president had told the editor to obtain an interview from the fisheries minister against his cabinet colleague.
Following our exposure of these plans, the PMU had ordered the newspaper not to publish minister Senaratne’s interview. When he had inquired as to why his interview was not carried, the newspaper has got a statement from him, which was published in today’s paper.
By Binoy Suriyaarachchi- December 22, 2013A 32-year-old individual has been admitted to the Marawila Base hospital after he was allegedly assaulted by UPFA Wennappuwa Pradeshiya Sabha member, Sheron Fernando. The assault had reportedly occurred at a resort located in Marawila area in Wennappuwa, police sources said.
Accordingly, the Marawila police have launched a search operation in order to apprehend the PS member along with four other suspects involved in the incident, following the complaint lodged with the police by the complainant Lahiru Malinga. Malinga in his statement to the police has stated that he was assaulted with a belt and clubs at the
resort by the four individuals accompanied by the PS member.
STF personnel deployed to all administrative districts
- Sunday, 22 December 2013
The elite Special Task Force (STF) personnel have been deployed to all administrative districts since the conclusion of the war in 2009, according to the STF Commandant.
STF Commandant DIG R. W. M. C. Ranawaka has told the media that the STF strength comprised 7,800 officers and men, though there was provision for a cadre of 10,000 and that 300 personnel will soon be accommodated at the STF state of the art training facility at Katukurunda after completing their training.
There are 300 persons undergoing training at present.
Ranawaka has added that there was provision for the STF to recruit a further 600 personnel during the next year.
Rajitha’s interview replaced by statement!
- Sunday, 22 December 2013
Today’s (22) ‘Sunday Lankadeepa’ has published half a page statement by fisheries minister Rajitha Senaratne, in response to social services minister Felix Perera. As we reported previously, that statement had been carried in place of a full page interview by minister Senaratne at the request of the president’s media unit.‘Sunday Lankadeepa’s Prasanna Sanjeewa Tennakoon had obtained the interview from minister Senaratne a week ago at a request by the president to the newspaper’s editor. After asking minister Felix Perera to attack minister Senaratne, the president had told the editor to obtain an interview from the fisheries minister against his cabinet colleague.
Following our exposure of these plans, the PMU had ordered the newspaper not to publish minister Senaratne’s interview. When he had inquired as to why his interview was not carried, the newspaper has got a statement from him, which was published in today’s paper.
