Judge Sarath Ambepitiya killing:

Two suspects released
 

BY SARATH Malalasekera

THE Colombo Chief Magistrate and Additional District Judge Sarojini Kusala Weerawardena released two suspects in the Judge Sarath Ambepitiya and MSD Chief Inspector Upali Ranasinghe murder case on an application by the Attorney General.

Solicitor General C. R. de Silva PC informed Judge Weerawardena that the Attorney General would not be charging the two suspects, Sujith Udana Perera and Lasantha Kumara, and to release them.

On an application by ASP Rohana Jayawardena and Inspector Nuwan Wedasinghe, OIC, Colombo Crime Division (CCD) the Judge ordered the Registrar of the Court to hand over all productions in the case to the Colombo High Court.

Five other suspects indicted before the Colombo High Court are Mohamed Niyas Nawfer alias Potta Nawfer, Nishantha Udaya Kumara, Sampath Thusara Abeywickrema, Sujith Rohana and Sumedha Niroshan.