Snap road blocks set up in the North

Thursday, 12 June 2014 

The Special Task Force (STF) has set up snap road blocks in the Northern Province.

Reports from Jaffna say that around 200 STF personnel were deployed to conduct the special operation in Jaffna and Vavuniya.

Police Spokesperson SSP Ajith Rohana has told the media that the road blocks were set up due to the increase in criminal activities in the North.

“We also launched this operation to check on drunken drivers in the city areas,” he has said.

SSP Rohana said it was easy to nab criminals by putting in place snap road blocks.

Govt to seek parliamentary approval on 

cooperating with UNHRC probe 

Thursday, 12 June 2014 

The government has decided to hold a debate in parliament on the international investigation initiated by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to probe alleged human rights violations during the last seven years of the war between the security forces and the LTTE

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) central committee has decided at a meeting held yesterday evening at Temple Trees under the patronage of the President to hold a parliamentary debate.

The ruling party has also decided not to respond to the request of the UNHRC to send delegates to Sri Lanka to conduct the probe until the parliamentary debate.