NewsThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Law & Order issued a joint statement today explaining the circumstances surrounding the move to arrest Udayanga Weeratunga, the former Ambassador to Russia and Ukraine. On the basis of a Blue Notice obtained by Interpol Sri Lanka on Mr. Weeratunga, Sri Lanka authorities has been working through mutual legal assistance with a number of countries to trace his whereabouts. This arrest was made on the basis of a ‘Blue Notice’ issued by the Interpol. The purpose of this notice was to trace and locate Mr. Weeratunga ‘as a person of interest in a criminal investigation’. However, as the law in the UAE and the rules governing Interpol ‘blue notice’ prevented the continued detention of Mr. Weeratunga, he had been released by the UAE authorities subsequently.

Source: Sunday Times February 09, 2018 17:37 UTC