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Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday expressed confidence that
it would not be necessary to re-impose the ban on the Liberation Tigers of
Tamil Eelam as progress towards peace was satisfactory at present. CID to quiz former PM, eight others by Sarath Malalasekera The Criminal Investigation Department probing the alleged massive fraud
at the Sri Lanka Rubber Manufacturing and Export Corporation will question
former Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake and eight Secretaries of
the Plantation Industries Ministry within the next few days. De-ban will not impinge on civil and criminal laws - Prof. Peiris by Manjula Fernando and Rajmi Manatunga The de-proscription of the LTTE was just a symbolic move to further
facilitate peace talks. It is not irrevocable and the ban can be reimposed
at any time under the Prevention of Terrorism Act , Cabinet spokesman
Prof.G.L.Peiris told the weekly Cabinet press briefing yesterday. Other Stories |
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