Former JMO granted bail after being indicted over Thajudeen killing

Former Chief Judicial Medical Officer (JMO) Ananda Samarasekara was granted bail after being served indictments for concealing evidence in the killing of ruggerite Wasim Thajudeen today (Aug 27).

The Attorney General had filed charges against the suspect at the Colombo High Court under Section 198 of the Penal Code.

After filing charges, High Court Judge Manjula Thilakaratne had released the accused on a cash bail of Rs 25,000 and two surety bails of Rs 1 million.

During today's hearing, lawyers representing the accused informed court that they hope to file objections over the case.

According to the AG, Samarasekara had entrusted two junior officers with the task of performing a post-mortem examination on the deceased, although he himself had been assigned to conduct the post-mortem examination.

AG Dappula de Livera pointed out that the accused had removed some bone fragments from the body after instructing that it be sent to his office following the post-mortem inquiry.

The prosecutor also charged that the chief JMO had delayed the final report of the post-mortem examination by two years despite receiving the Government Analyst’s report.

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