An application seeking to appoint High Court Judge W.T.M.P.B. Warawewa as Court Special Commissioner enabling him to complete the hearing of the ‘White Flag’ case among others after his retirement age, has been made to the President’s office, the Sunday Times learns.
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The ‘White Flag’ case in which the former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka has been charged with making a false statement to The Sunday Leader newspaper that Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa ordered not to spare any of the LTTE cadres surrendering began on September 28, 2010.
So far some of the key witnesses have given evidence and Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa is due to give evidence on January 25.
High Court Judge Warawewa who is due to retire on January 29 is one of the judges in the White Flag case and also in the trial-at-bar in which the Angulana OIC and four others are accused of murdering two suspects in police custody. The Sunday Times learns that an application seeking the extension for six months has been made.
Judicial Services Commission Secretary Priyantha Silva confirmed that Mr. Warawewa was due to retire at the end of this month, but declined to comment on the application as such requests are handled by the Chief Justice’s office. |
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