Update: The Colombo High Court today (May 24) issued summons on Senior DIG Anura Senanayake over charges of concealing information on the murder of slain ruggerite Wasim Thajudeen.
High Court Judge Aditya Patabendige today instructed that summons be issued on the Senior DIG after the Attorney General filed indictments against him over the murder case yesterday.
AG files charges against Former SDIG Senanayake over Thajudeen murder case
The Attorney General has moved court against Former Senior DIG Anura Senanayake for concealing information on the murder of slain ruggerite Wasim Thajudeen.
Charges against the former Senior DIG have been filed under Section 198 of the Penal Code at the High Court.
Mr. Thajudeen was said to have been killed in a motor accident at Narahenpitiya on May 17, 2012. However, a magisterial inquest revealed that the ruggerite had been murdered.
Court had then issued orders to apprehend the suspects believed to have been implicated in the incident.
Senior DIG Senanayake, Former Narahenpitiya Police Crimes OIC Sumith Champika, and former Colombo Chief Judicial Medical Officer (JMO) Professor Ananda Samarasekara had been named as suspects but were subsequently released on bail.
However, the Attorney General filed charges against the former Senior DIG alone.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
The 22nd amendment to the constitution dealing with the term of the President has been gazetted by order of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Auspicious times widely followed by candidates keeping with traditions will be taken into consideration by the Election Commission in fixing the date and time for the conduct on the Presidential polls.
The Secretary of the Justice Ministry has been instructed by Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe not to gazette the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution dealing with the Presidential term, until the Presidential elections are held.
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