Sri Lanka, Jan. 9 -- Nugegoda Magistrate U.K.Pelpola imposed an overseas travel ban on former Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Director SSP Shani Abeysekara yesterday.

The Magistrate made this order pursuant to a request made by the Colombo Crimes Division.

SSP Abeysekara was interdicted over an inquiry into the recordings of phone conversations between the former CID Director and former State Minister Ranjan Ramanayake.

The Colombo Crimes Division informed the Magistrate there was an ongoing investigation into the controversial telephone conversations with MP Ranjan Ramanayake and it is essential to keep the former CID Director in the country.

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