Former MP Duminda Silva arrested

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Former MP Duminda Silva has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) today.

The arrest was made while he was receiving treatments from the Sri Jayawardenapura Hospital.

The Supreme Court yesterday (31) ordered the arrest of Silva via the suspension of the presidential pardon granted to him by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa based on a fundamental rights (FR) petition filed by former MP Hirunika Premachandra.

MIAP

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