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Tuesday Bandula Calls for 29 September 2020 Forensic Audit Latest Edition Vol: 09/241 Price : Rs 30.00 by W.K Corruption at Sathosa TUESDAY Bandula calls for 29 september 2020 forensic audit LATEST EDITION VOL: 09/241 PRICE : Rs 30.00 BY W.K. PRASAD MANJU Minister of Trade Bandula Gunawardena said, tenders had been called from internationally reputed audit firms to carry out a forensic audit into losses running up to millions in State institutions of the Ministry of Trade and Commerce during the previous United National Front-led regime. He said, he had received information that these losses had been incurred by State institutions such as Sathosa,... Story Continued on PAGE 9 Challenging 20th Amendment New Diamond oil tanker 39 Petitions AG’s request to Before SC remand skipper 21 of them 36 intervenient dismissed BY HANSI NANAYAKKARA recently, till charges are filed against him at the Colombo filed yesterday petitions also filed Colombo Chief Magistrate High Court, after he had Mohammad Mihal yesterday been named as a suspect. BY KAMAL WEERARATNA (28), dismissed a request, The Magistrate ordered the made by Attorney General suspect’s passport to be Comedian Twenty-one (21) Special Determination petitions were filed Dappula de Livera, to impounded. Furthermore, he yesterday (28), in the Supreme Court, challenging the remand the Greek Captain of also ordered the Greek proposed 20th Amendment to the Constitution, bringing the oil tanker that caught Captain of the oil tanker to Tennison Cooray the total number of petitions filed against the Bill fire off the Eastern seas here support the probe... thus far to 39. passes away Also, 36 intervenient petitions, to make submissions opposed to the 39 Special Famous comedian Tennison Cooray Determination petitions, were also filed passed away aged 68 yesterday (28), with the Apex Court yesterday. while receiving treatment at the Colombo The 39 Special Determination National Hospital, family sources said. petitions are to be perused by a Cooray acted in films and stage five-Judge Bench comprising dramas, in addition to being a screenplay Chief Justice Jayantha writer, film director, and producer. Jayasuriya and Justices He was well known for his comedy roles Buwaneka Aluwihare, in movies such as ‘Re Daniel Dawal Migel’ Sisira de Abrew, Priyantha ‘Cheriyo’,... Jayawardena and... Story Continued on PAGE 9 Story Continued on PAGE 2 Story Continued on PAGE 2 Rs 2,000 spot fine Three in Court Pujith tells Easter Attacks PCoI Jamaat-e-Islam for lane law violators for killing leopard SDIG Latheef informed published extremist about impending attacks articles – Witness BY CHAMARA AMARASURIYA BY EUNICE RUTH BY BUDDHIKA SAMARAWEERA BY BUDDHIKA SAMARAWEERA Director of the Motor Traffic and Road Safety Three persons were produced in the Division of Police, SSP Indika Hapugoda said, a fine Teldeniya Magistrate's Court yesterday Former Commandant of the Special Task Former Chairman of the Jamaat-e- of Rs 2,000 will be imposed on errant drivers who (28), for killing and attempting to sell Force (STF), Senior DIG M.R. Latheef was Islam organisation, Hajjul Akbar flout the road priority lane regulations, which came parts of a leopard. informed about the intelligence on the Maulawi acknowledged that several into effect from yesterday (28). OIC Ududumbara Police, Dushantha possibility of a terror attack, both in writing magazines published by them contained Hapugoda also warned that offenders will be Kaangara stated that on receiving and over the phone, said former IGP Pujith teachings on extremist activities that punished on the spot irrespective of the status or information from the public, they had Jayasundera. would eventually lead to the influence wielded by them. gone to the location of the crime on 24 He testified before the Presidential establishment of an Islamic State. September and arrested the suspects Commission of Inquiry into the 21 April 2019 He said this on 26 September, while Story Continued on PAGE 9 along with the meat and equipment used Easter Sunday bombings, yesterday (28). testifying before the Presidential ... for the killing of the animal. In Sri Lanka, thus far 10 leopards Story Continued on PAGE 2 ACCS set up with NEC permission have died due to illegal human activities. Story Continued on PAGE 9 However,this is the first killing in Anura dismisses Ududumbara. Traders selling Rev Dushantha coconuts over ‘girth Rodrigo next Ranil’s claim Bishop of Colombo BY FAADHILA THASSIM price’ in hot water The next Bishop of MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) said, Colombo will be Rev said, the statement made by legal action will be instituted against 56 Dushantha Rodrigo, former Prime Minister Ranil traders in several areas for selling coconuts the Archbishop of Wickremesinghe to the effect that above the stipulated price according to the Canterbury Justin the Anti-Corruption Committee circumference. Welby announced Secretariat (ACCS) was The Government recently set a Maximum yesterday (28). established with the permission Retail Price (MRP) for coconuts according to a Welby was asked by of the National Executive Council nut’s circumference. the Diocesan Council (NEC), is untrue. Accordingly, coconuts with circumference to select its next Testifying before the Presidential Commission of over 13 inches are to be sold at Rs 70 each, Diocesan Bishop in Inquiry (PCoI) appointed to probe political... while nuts with a circumference... accordance with its... Story Continued on PAGE 2 Story Continued on PAGE 9 Story Continued on PAGE 9 Story Continued on PAGE 9 A2 TUESDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2020 NEWS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 39 Petitions... AG’s request... SDIG Latheef... ...Vijith Kumara Malalgoda Gazette Notification was ...launched into the incident by the High Court. He further said that as He added though SDIG Latheef had today (29). Acceptance of the published 24 hours later. The Bill Criminal Investigations Department the suspect is a foreign national and testified before the Commission, saying petitions had concluded by 4 p.m. of the 20th Amendment was and to keep the Court briefed as he does not have a permanent that he had not been informed of the yesterday, explained the Senior tabled in Parliament on 22 regarding any change of residence. residence here, he could abscond Intelligence information over the phone, Registrar of the Supreme Court, September, amidst a cacophony Making submissions to Court, future Court proceedings. this however was not correct. “It could be Pradeep Mahamuthugala. of protests from the SJB-led Deputy Solicitor General Dileepa Peiris told the Magistrate that due his idea. But I called him on the phone and Election Commission Member Opposition. Peiris said that the prosecution was to the oil leakage from the tanker, a informed regarding it,” he added. Professor Ratnajeevan Hoole, The petitioners have alleged seeking to file charges against the great damage had been caused to the Jayasundera further said he was United National Party General that certain clauses of the suspect at the Colombo High Court, environment off the Eastern seas as confident that SDIG Latheef would take Secretary Akila Viraj proposed Bill flout a number of for failing to adopt safety methods at well as to the eco system. appropriate action in this regard. The Kariyawasam, former Fundamental Rights (FR) and the time of the blaze, failing to notify The Magistrate responded that he witness also said he had received the Parliamentarian Mangala other provisions assured by the the relevant institutions promptly to does not have the authority to remand Intelligence information on 9 April 2019 Samaraweera, MP Rauff Hakeem, current Constitution. The extinguish the blaze and for his the suspect, as he had appeared in and had forwarded the information to four UNP Deputy Leader Ruwan petitioners, through each petition, dereliction of duty as the Captain of Court on being noticed to do so. He senior Police Officers on the same day. ‘I, as Wijewardene, Samagi Jana have stated that the mooted Bill the ship. also ordered the suspect to appear in the IGP, believed that they would take Balawegaya (SJB) MP Mayantha contains provisions that are He therefore urged the Chief Court when noticed in the future as appropriate action’, the witness said. Dissanayake, the Bar Association seriously prejudicial to the public Magistrate, to remand the suspect till well, after furnishing his address to Meanwhile, the Members of the of Sri Lanka President Kalinga such as the removal of the the prosecution files charges at the the Court. Commission questioned the witness as to Indatissa PC, Sirilaka Janatha provisions allowing for the filing of why he did not instruct the Police Officers Peramuna Attorney-at-Law P. FR petitions against the on actions to be taken on the information. Liyanaarachchi, the Chairman of President, drastically curtailing In response, he said according to the the Sri Lanka Audit Services the powers vested with the EC to reconciliation process at the time and the Commission E.A.D. Prasad file legal action against the political environment, he could not do Prasanna Pushpakumara and the violation of directives issued by Anura dismisses... anything beyond it. When queried if he Sri Lanka Press Institute, were the Commission, the preventing of ...victimisation of public officials added that he was unaware that accepted that he should have discussed among those who had filed the the Presidential Secretariat, the during the tenure of the United Wickremesinghe had produced a the matter with the authorities before Special Determination petitions Prime Minister’s Office and State National Front Government, yesterday Cabinet paper containing his name as allowing the officers to work on their own to yesterday. institutions from being audited (28), he added that Wickremesinghe a member of the Anti-Corruption take appropriate action on the information, The rest of the petitions were and removing the restrictions had in reference to a Cabinet paper, Committee Secretariat. he said he felt that he should have done so filed by Arif Samsudeeen, Ibrahim placed preventing a person with formerly testified at the PCoI that the Chairman of the PCoI, retired after the bombings took place.
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