3.9.2008
Anuruddha Polgampola, a JVP MP who
was accused of smuggling a person to Japan submitted his
resignation letter to the Acting Parliamentary Secretary
Dhammika Disanayaka today (03).
Lanka-e-News
reported the incident on September 01 under the heading
‘JVP MP nabbed for human trafficking.’
MP
Polgampola was questioned on August 29 by Japan immigration
authorities at Narita airport for attempting to smuggle
a person named Rohana to Japan. After returning to Sri Lanka
the MP decided to submit the resignation following a disciplinary
probe of the party.
Several
other JVP MPs are also accused of engaging in a racket of
smuggling people to foreign countries for job seeking.
The
General Secretary of the United People’s Freedom alliance
(UPFA) will take action to name the next candidate of the
election list to the vacancy of the MP when the Acting Parliamentary
Secretary forwards the MP’s resignation letter to
the Election Commissioner.
LeN
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