Visa racket accused to confess

Sarath MALALASEKERA

The Colombo Fort Magistrate and Additional District Judge Gihan Pilapitiya yesterday allowed an application by one of the suspects in the visa racket case to make a confession before the Judge today.

After allowing the application for a confession the Judge remanded the ten suspects, in the visa racket case, who had been remanded earlier till February 10. The Colombo Crime Division (CCD) probing the visa racket told Court that they have forwarded the dossier of the investigations into the visa racket to the Attorney General for his advice. Inspector Rajapakse of the CCD told Court that the investigators had to record several statements from the officers of the Immigration and Emigration Department in connection with their investigations.

The ten suspects in the case are Amith Dhamikka Jayasekera, S.A. Nihal Jayantha, J. Fernando, Mustafa Mohamed Faizer, Ranga Kumar Wimalasena, K.B.D. Prasanna, Chaminda Jayantha, Lalania Irangaki, Geetha Dharsha and Prasanna Sampath.

Jayantha Dias Nanayakkara, Sanjey Gamage appeared for the some of the suspects. Kingsley Hettiarachchi appeared for the complainant. The case will be called again on February 10.