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CID wants more time to probe ladies' handbag

by Sarath Malalasekera

The Criminal Investigation Department investigating the ladies' handbag with VH-09 camera yesterday filed a further report before the Colombo Fort Magistrate and Additional District Judge Priyantha Fernando. The report said the ongoing investigation is not over and moved for a date to file a detailed report.

In a report to court earlier the CID stated that the ladies' handbag with VH-09 video camera imported to Sri Lanka had been handed over to the President at the President's Secretariat by then Additional Director General Intelligence T.V. Sumanasekera. The Police officers at the Intelligence Bureau had made an entry to this effect in their official books.

The Additional Director General of the Intelligence Bureau had authorised the funds to import this ladies'handbag with a colour camera from the UK. The handbag was purchased with funds allocated for undercover operations of the NIB through the National Budget.

The report further stated that this handbag with the colour camera had never been used by the undercover operations unit of the NIB.

This handbag with a hidden camera was ordered by Mr. T.V. Sumanasekera in October 2001 through a local company from UK.

The CID also informed the Judge that the offence came under the Public property Act.

On an application by the CID the Judge directed that a further report be submitted in connection with their ongoing investigations on November 20.

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