President proposes to lift Emergency
Democracy secured
by holding elections:
* Govt maintaining law and order
* No terrorist activity reported
President Mahinda Rajapaksa proposed to
Parliament yesterday that the state of Emergency needs to be
repealed. Making a special statement he said: “I am satisfied with
the fact that there is no need of an Emergency law for the
administrative activities of the country now. The country can
function democratically under the ordinary law”.
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Angulana double murder:
Death sentence for four policemen
The four Police officers, accused in the
Angulana Police Station double murder case, were yesterday sentenced
to death by the Trial at Bar consisting of High Court Judge Deepali
Wijesundera (Chairman), High Court Judge W.T.M.G.B. Warawewa and
High Court Judge Kumudini Wickremasinghe.
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‘Condom’ heroin suspect arrested
A foreign national who swallowed about 90
condoms containing heroin was arrested by the Narcotics Division of
the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) Police. This person who
arrived at the BIA on Monday was arrested on information received by
the Narcotics Division.
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