SC orders to keep Immigration Controller General under prison custody

Colombo, September, 25 (Daily Mirror) - The Supreme Court today ordered that Controller General of Immigration and Emigration, Harsha Ilukpitiya be kept in prison custody within the Supreme Court premises till court proceedings resume in the evening.

The Supreme Court today issued a rule charging the Controller General of Immigration and Emigration, Harsha Ilukpitiya, with contempt of court for failing to implement its order, which had suspended a Cabinet decision granting approval for online and expatriate visa operations in Sri Lanka