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Western Province (NA): Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2020

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January - 17	For the first time, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa during a meeting with United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator Hanaa Singer at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo on January 17 admitted that thousands of people missing since the end of the brutal civil war between the Government and the Liberat Read more... For the first time, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa during a meeting with United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator Hanaa Singer at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo on January 17 admitted that thousands of people missing since the end of the brutal civil war between the Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels over a decade ago are "dead", reports Times of India. He told that after the necessary investigations are completed steps would be taken to issue death certificates to these missing persons. According to the Government figures, over 20,000 people are missing due to various conflicts including the three-decade separatist war with LTTE in the north and east which claimed at least 100,000 lives. Read less...
January - 23	United National Party (UNP) Member of Parliament (MP) Palitha Range Bandara while addressing a news briefing held at Sirikotha on January 23 said that UNP will not support the proposed abolition of the 19th Amendment, reports Daily News. He said “This is a prelude to making autocratic leaders. The U Read more... United National Party (UNP) Member of Parliament (MP) Palitha Range Bandara while addressing a news briefing held at Sirikotha on January 23 said that UNP will not support the proposed abolition of the 19th Amendment, reports Daily News. He said “This is a prelude to making autocratic leaders. The UNP will not assist any measures taken by the Government to terminate the 19th Amendment. The people wanted to abolish the Executive Presidency when we came to power in 2015. The 19th Amendment to the Constitution reduced the powers of the Executive Presidency by 90%. It also restored the independence of the Elections Commission, Public Service and the Police. Therefore, we do not find any need to repeal it.” Read less...
January - 29	Colombo District Court on January 29 remanded 15 ex-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres in connection with a plot to assassinate Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Member of Parliament (MP) MA Sumanthiran and other political leaders who oppose the LTTE, reports Colombo Page. Colombo Chief Magi Read more... Colombo District Court on January 29 remanded 15 ex-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres in connection with a plot to assassinate Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Member of Parliament (MP) MA Sumanthiran and other political leaders who oppose the LTTE, reports Colombo Page. Colombo Chief Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne ordered the remand of the 15 suspects, who were arrested by the State Intelligence Service and investigated under detention orders, until December 31. Read less...

*Data till , October 21, 2020

Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.

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