DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: A fraud in releasing prisoners under the guise of presidential pardons; exposed through CID investigations | Photograph: The Prime Minister’s Office establishes an internal affairs unit Thinakaran: Did some containers contain LTTE weapons? Additional Director General Seevali Arukgoda says, “No container released without customs inspection; the 323 containers allegedly released did not contain any illegal or suspicious items” | Presidential pardon: The CID interrogates several individuals regarding the illegal release; records statements from the commissioner general of prisons | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker to visit Sri Lanka on June 23 |
Thinakkural: 16 former ministers who submitted false reports and received compensation will have their assets frozen! The CIABOC to take serious action | “Many ministers and MPs will be lined up in court” – K.D. Lal Kantha Thamilan: A major fraud in [presidential] pardons! Controversy as the president’s order is abused |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: The release of a fraud: The superintendent of the Anuradhapura Prison arrested | The Treasury also gets involved to increase the electricity bill: The commission under heavy pressure Divaina: The Department of Prisons has released 20 dangerous prisoners by misusing the presidential pardon; the CID questions the commissioner general of prisons; prisoners have been released previously as well; investigations into whether bribes were taken; how was presidential pardon granted to someone whose name was not on the list? Investigations reveal several secrets Ada: The Department of Prisons has misused the presidential pardon: The superintendent of the Anuradhapura Prison arrested |
Mawbima: Many prisoners have been released under the guise of the presidential pardon, using a fake list | A complaint to the CIABOC regarding the pardon granted to an Anuradhapura prisoner Dinamina: “Prisoners have been illegally released by misusing the presidential pardon” – The CID states | Customs responds to the incident of releasing containers: “There was nothing illegal, there was no political interference as well” – The spokesperson of Sri Lanka Customs Aruna: Presidential pardon used illegally to release prisoners: The commissioner general of prisons summoned to the CID again; 31 cases against those released; orders to release a defendant from a case following the presidential pardon Anidda: This paper is published on Fridays only |