Rajapaksa’s Secretary Rohan Weliwita To Sue Singapore Government For Deporting Him
June 2, 2016
The Joint Opposition said today that Mahinda Rajapaksa’s Media Secretary and former Chairman of the Carlton Sports Network (CSN) Rohan Weliwita who is currently out on bail, is contemplating suing the Singapore government for deporting him.
Rohan Weliwita
Weliwita was deported back to Sri Lanka upon his arrival in Singapore this week, by the Singapore Immigration and Emigration officials, who initially interrogated him for over three hours, before deporting him. He was scheduled to participate in the Broadcast Asia Exhibition, in Singapore.
Weliwita who is currently out on bail over alleged money laundering charges atCSN, was permitted by the Court to travel overseas, the Joint Opposition said. “We believe there is more to his deportation than meets the eye, even though the Court permitted him to travel overseas, maybe there is a hidden hand behind this incident. He is contemplating legal action against the Singaporean Government for deporting him,” the Joint Opposition said.
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Court Discharges Suspected Sea Tiger Leader Bagirathi Murugesu And Seven Other LTTE Suspects
June 2, 2016
Colombo Additional Magistrate Aruni Attygalle has discharged suspected leader of the LTTE Sea Wing Division Bagirathi Murugesu and seven other former TTE suspects.
Jayantha Jayasuriya -Attorney General
They were discharged on Wednesday, following the instructions of the Attorney General.
The eight were arrested and detained under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA). Murugesu was arrested in early 2015, at the Bandaranaike International Airport, when she returned to the country from France.
In early May, United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Juan E. Méndez called on the Sri Lankan government to repeal the controversial PTA, which allows for prolonged arbitrary detention without trial, and allows police investigators to use torture as a routine method of work against suspects.
