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Your Wednesday Morning Brief

  1. CID arrested former defence secretary Hemasiri Fernando and IGP Pujith Jayasundara at the National Hospital and the Police Hospital in Narahenpita respectively. 2. Former Minister Rishad Baithudeen visited the Organized Crimes Division to provide a statement regarding the complaint he made against the allegations on him. 3. Deputy Leader of the United National Party Sajith Premadasa stressed that he would not agree to any agreement that would harm the country. 4. Deputy Solicitor General, Nerin Pulle on behalf of Attorney General noted that according to the constitution the Court of Appeal does not have the judicial power to examine a petition filed against a decision taken by the President. 5. General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party Dayasiri Jayasekara noted that the government has ignored the Vienna convention and provided complete immunity and access to US personnel to carry firearms freely within the country. 6. Mangala Samaraweera believes that Sajith Premadasa is the ideal candidate to emerge victorious in the upcoming presidential elections. 7. President stressed that no one could waiver his decision to impose the death penalty. 8. MP Dayasiri Jayasekara questioned UNPs negligence to sign Protocol 2 which does not allow a country to include the death penalty in the judicial system back in 1989 if they were against capital punishment all along. 9. The promotional tour of the Abhiman Waram scholarship program was launched at Kataragama yesterday. 10. Colombo Chief Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne sentenced DIG Hector Dharmasiri to 03 years in prison and fined him Rs. 300,000 after he was found guilty of corruption.

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