Will arrange bail for your boy on Friday, president had told Mervyn!
- Friday, 28 November 2014
“Because my boy was not given bail on Tuesday, with great pain of mind, I called the president in Kathmandu. When I told him about my misery, he asked me when the case would be called next. I said Friday. He said, OK Mervyn, you go to court on Friday. I will arrange bail for the boy. It was done as he said. Today, the boy got bail. Don’t you go to publish these in websites. The president is a leader who does what he says, correct or wrong. When did Ranil and Mangala, whom you support, help people like that?” public relations minister Mervyn Silva gleefully told an editorial member of ‘Lanka News Web.’
“If such a favour was asked from Ranil or Mangala, they would have uttered some bailas like, ‘we respect the independence of the judiciary. We protect the rule of law.’ If there was rule of law, my boy would have remained behind bars forever. Do you understand the value of the executive presidency now?” he said further.
When asked, as to whether he would join the opposition since bail was granted, he said, “I can remain in the government and do a good service for the opposition. Therefore, I changed my decision. If there is a change in government, defend me.”
November 28, 2014
Body found near Floating Market Complex
November 28, 2014
The body of man between the ages 50-55 has been discovered this morning in the canal near the Floating Market Complex at Bastian Mawatha in Colombo.
The cause of death is yet to be ascertained as the post mortem examination has not been conducted, police said.
The body has been placed at the mortuary of the Colombo National Hospital while Maradana Police are conducting an investigation.
