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| Friday, 25 July 2003 |
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From Deeptha Leelarathna in Los Angeles U.S. immigration officials have taken custody of a Sri Lankan man who assaulted a flight attendant on March 15. Porastus Chanda Sri Dissanayake was turned over to immigration officials yesterday after a U.S. District Court judge sentenced him to three months and 26 days - time already served. Dissanayake had pleaded guilty to assaulting a member of the flight crew and interfering with the crew's duties. Visiting U.S. District Judge Edward Rafeedie also sentenced Dissanayake to three years of supervised release. Immigration officials said an immigration judge will determine whether Dissanayake should be removed from the United States. Officials will detain Dissanayake until that hearing, the date of which has not yet been set. Dissanayake was arrested March 15 after he struck a Philippine Airlines flight attendant in the back and face after he said he was dissatisfied with a headset. He was on a flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu. Dissanayake entered the United States as a student in November 2000. He lived for some time in Southern California where he performed with a local musical group as a guitarist. His friends believe he was on his way to Sri Lanka at the time of the incident. |
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