Parameshwari released

Razeena Razick

COLOMBO: Colombo Chief Magistrate Sarojani Kusala Weerawardane yesterday discharged ‘Maubima’ journalist Munisamy Parameshwari who was arrested for alleged connections with an LTTE suspect.

The journalist was detained for the past three months and 15 days pending completion of inquiries by the Terrorist Investigation Department. The order was delivered by the Magistrate following submissions made by the Attorney General’s Department that there was no sufficient evidence to prove the suspect had connections with the LTTE.

The TID informed Court that there was no sufficient evidence to file charges against the journalist of having provided accommodation to terrorist suspect Sunandhi.

The TID produced the Parameshwari before the Colombo Chief Magistrate yesterday with a further report of the investigation and a copy of the Attorney General’s order. The TID informed Court they were conducting inquiries on the other two suspects who was arrested along with Parameshwari.

The Chief Magistrate ordered the TID to produce the other two suspects, who are at Boossa, before Courts today with a report on the progress of the investigation.