AG orders for arrest of Swiss Embassy staffer
Swiss Embassy local staffer, Garnier Banister Francis, was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on the instructions of the Attorney General a short while ago.
She was arrested after being produced in the National Institute of Mental Health.
The Attorney General has further instructed to name the aforementioned local staffer at the Swiss Embassy as a suspect for a case of exciting disaffection against the Government and r fabricating false evidence to be used in a judicial proceeding.
The Coordinating Officer of the Attorney General had instructed Director of CID on the matter, earlier today (16).
Accordingly, she was arrested and produced in the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court.
UPDATE: Swiss Embassy local staffer, Garnier Banister Francis remanded till December 30 by Colombo Chief Magistrate.
(AP Photo / Eranga Jayawardena)
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High Up Public Servants dealing with Defence have already stated the ruling, in public, in this incident.
This lady stands no chance against this onslaught.
The statement issued by the Swiss Foreign Ministry is rather ominous.
Wonderful news and Viva Sri Lanka!
GoSL You have shown political maturity not seen over the past where under Ponil/Mongreli/awaRajtha/etc bunch, where Sri Lanka was a football and soon LTTE would have scored their “We Tamil” racist separate state. Ineed Time Sri Lanka got tough with these kinds of, evidently, Pro-LTTE-urged scum that tend to comeup every now & then, especially when thely see a juicy opportunity to further their agenda, i.e. An opportunity to ‘kill’ Sri Lanka and get their racist separate state which they could not get even after 30 years of unleashing horrific, sadiistic terrorism in the country! Kudos GR the Brave, War-Winning Govt. of SL !!!