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Detention camps increased to 10

The government has declared a detention center apart from the prisons and the police stations. The total number of detention camps in the country has now increased to 10.

General Named As A Suspect In HiCorp Case

Colombo Fort Magistrate today named General Sarath Fonseka as a suspect in the HiCorp case. This is the first time the detained former Army Chief wasaccused for the HiCorp case which involves illegal arms dealings. ...
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India Allowed Praba’s Mother To Live With Her Daughter

India has decided to allow Ms. Parwathy Ammal, mother of tiger terrorist leader Velupillai Prabakaran, to live with her daughter in that country. India has already taken measures to issue relevant visa for her to travel to India. India has also agreed to allow her to meet her relatives and friends living in India. However, India has announced that no politician would be allowed to meet her....
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Ministry to decide on Fonseka

The Defence Ministry says it has yet to receive a request from Parliament Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa to grant clearance to send detained former Army Chief General Sarath Fonseka to Kenya to attend the four-day Commonwealth Parliamentary Association meeting in September. ...
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Freeze on Dhanuna’s accounts

The Colombo Fort Magistrate today ordered the managers of two banks to freeze seven bank accounts belonging to Dhanuna Tillekaratne, the son-in-law of General Sarath Fonseka in line with the written proclamation on the absconding suspect. ...
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Sarath Fonseka warns of serious fallout if resettlement of Tamil civilians is delayed

Hours ahead of a landmark visit of president Mahinda Rajapaksa to India, Sri Lanka's detained former army chief Sarath Fonseka today warned that any delay in the resettlement of the remaining displaced Tamils could have a serious fallout in the country....
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Frederica Ordered To Appear In Court With Notebook

Colombo Magistrate’s Court ordered that Ms. Frederica Janz’s note book which contains the statement Gen. Sarath Fonseka alleged to have made at an interview to ‘Sunday Leader’ should be presented to the Court. ...
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Pillayan Visits India

Eastern Province Chief Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pillayan went to India for talks with Indian government officials. ...
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Gota Wants General Executed

Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapakse talking to BBC's Hardtalk programme has threatened to execute Gen. Sarath Fonseka. Responding angrily to the prospect of Fonseka giving evidence regarding war crimes Gotabhaya Rajapakse had said, "He can't do that. He was the commander. That's treason. We will hang him if he does that. I'm telling you! … How can he betray the country? He is a liar, liar, liar." ...
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Karuna Amman warns arm groups in the East

Making it clear that Sri Lankan government will not tolerate any groups in the east carrying arms, former Prabhakaran aide and now a Union minister Karuna Amman asked them to disarm themselves....
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Man performing witchcraft during trial against Ex-MP arrested

A man suspecting to be performing witchcraft inside a court room where a murder case against a former member of parliament was being heard was arrested this morning.

Gota states, Kumaran Pathmanathan is custody the control of Criminal Investigation Unit.

According to information it is informed that Kumaran Pathmanathan who was arrested by the government, is not under the control of military but he is in the custody of Criminal Investigation unit. While Gottabaya gave an interview to a local English media, he made this statement.

Namal tries to teach law to the Navy

UPFA parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa is to be appointed as a legal consultant to the Sri Lanka Navy.

Detention 'ruined' army officer's life

A Sri Lanka Army (SLA) officer has accused the SLA of ruining his life by detaining him for years making false allegations.

General warns State over KP

Former Army Commander General Sarath Fonseka has warned the government not to trust former LTTE Chief Arms Procurer Kumaran Pathmanathan (KP) as he is a terrorist and could mislead investigations into the activities of the LTTE.

Chandrika’s Security Head Jailed

The head of security of former president Chandrika Bandaranayake Kumaratunge, SSP Nihal Karunarathne was yesterday sentenced to a four year jail term and was fined Rs 50,000 by the Kandy High Court Judge Preethi Padman Surasena. The judge ordered that Karunaratne be jailed for a further one year in the event of his failure to pay the fine.

Monies taken from soldiers who had left their commissions not paid back

Relatives of Army soldiers who had deserted the force and returned during the amnesty period in order to retire from the Army had not been paid any of the dues that had had been taken from their monthly pays during their service period.

Special security for Fonseka

The Colombo Fort Magistrate today ordered special security for General Sarath Fonseka after it was revealed that there were threats to his life as he was the former army commander.

TV stations directed by courts to hand over Fonseka tapes to CID

The court today ordered a private TV station to release the CID tapes of the speeches made by Gen (retd) Sarath Fonseka in Ratnapura and Ampara drawing reference to the controversial white flag issue.

Indian police arrest LTTE cadres trying to smuggle explosives to Sri Lanka

The 'Q' Branch of India's Tamil Nadu police during a raid at Tiruchirapalli Sunday have arrested three LTTE intelligence wing members who had attempted to smuggle explosives to Sri Lanka, Indian media has reported today (21).
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