CID gone to arrest Maithri’s brother returns empty handed!

 Monday, 24 November 2014 

Officials of the CID who had gone to Polonnaruwa on November 21 to arrest ‘Weli Raju’, the brother of Maithripala Sirisena, returned empty-handed to Colombo at night on the following day.

Led by inspector Gunasinghe, the team had a look at the relevant file at the Polonnaruwa SP’s office and found that ‘Weli Raju’ is on bail, after being produced before courts on a charge of damaging state property by setting fire to a wildlife office. They found that there was no need for their intervention as the law was taking its proper course of action regarding the matter.

The CID team informed their director and the DIG about that. In turn, the two top police officers informed law and order ministry secretary Mahinda Balasuriya, former IGP, who continued to insist that ‘Weli Raju’ be arrested on whatever charge that could be framed against him. The CID director told his men in Polonnaruwa about the ministry secretary’s requirement. However, they said in one voice, “We cannot have FR cases filed against us after trying to satisfy you. If FR cases are filed, our poor salary will get affected. You will laugh and look the other way.”  Saying, so, the CID team ended their investigation and returned to Colombo.

Thousands of job appointments given by Maithri cancelled

 

Tuesday, 25 November 2014 

Thousands of appointments granted by the former Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena to junior hospital staff have been cancelled.

The Health Ministry Secretary has issued a circular to all state hospital directors to cancel the 1,500 appointments to the hospital junior staff given by Sirisena.

The appointments have been cancelled on the ground that the letters have not been signed by the Ministry Secretary or the Health Services Director General.

However, the Health Services Director General had yesterday signed the letters of the persons granted employment at the Colombo National Hospital.