Accused in acid throwing case found guilty

Sarath MALALASEKERA

COLOMBO: Mohamed Alif of Colombo 2 accused of throwing acid on Suppaiah Alagaswamy Kandaswamy, General Secretary of the National Development Trade Union was found guilty of the crime by Colombo Fort Magistrate and Additional District Judge Namal Bandara Balalle.

The Judge ordered Alif to be fingerprinted and the sentence was put off for March 14.

The offence had been committed on Janaury 31, 2002.

The second accused Savarimuttu Rasanayagam charged with aiding and abetting Alif was found not guilty and was acquitted. Kollupitiya Police prosecuted. Kingsley Hettiarachchi appeared for Rasanayagam.