Case filed against Prabha over Kadirgamar killing

Sandasen Marasinghe

Colombo: A case was filed against LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran, LTTE Intelligence Wing leader Pottu Amman and another three former LTTErs before the Colombo High Court in connection with the former Foreign Minister Laxman Kadirgamar assassination.

The former Minister was assassinated in a sniper attack at his residence in Longden Place, Colombo as he was entering his premises after a swim on August 12, 2005.

The Attorney General filed the case against Velupillai Prabhakaran, Pottu Amman alias Shiva Shankar, Charles alias Charlis Master, Komadee Manimekala alias Madee, Muttaiyah Sahadevan and Isithor Arokyanathan alias Babu for conspiring with another LTTE member Vinothan to assassinate Minister Kadirgamar and committing the murder as a result of the conspiracy.

According to the charges, they had conspired at Killinochchi and at Colombo between January 01, 2005 and August 12, 2005.

The charge sheet includes 19 productions while 28 witnesses including Assistant Superintendent of Police Palitha Fernando and retired Judicial Medical Officer L.B.L.D. Alwis enlisted. The Colombo High Court earlier issued an arrest warrant on LTTE leader Prabhakaran who was convicted for the Central Bank truck bombing in 1996 that killed 91 persons and sentenced him to 200 years rigorous imprisonment.

The late High Court Judge Sarath Ambepitiya convicted Prabhakaran in absentia for planning the Central Bank bombing that also wounded 300 people. The case was fixed for April 2nd.