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Commander Immediately Suspends Service of Soldier Arrested for Involvement in Many Robberies

A soldier, arrested on suspicion for involvement in a number of robberies  was immediately suspended from service on Saturday (2) and the Directorate of Legal Services in the Army, was directed to convene a Court Martial by the Commander of the Army, Lt Gen Daya Rathnayake without delay.

The soldier, alleged to have committed a number robberies in and around Colombo while in service, was taken into custody by the Military Police, following information, given by the Police to it when he was attending a sports event at Panagoda Army Cantonment Saturday evening.

The Commander of the Army, who had already gone on record saying that he would have 'zero tolerance' towards any criminal or anti-social acts, has directed Director, Legal Services to initiate the Court Martial after immediately suspending the suspect's service. (Ends)