Thissanayagam case put off for Feb 16
Sandasen Marasinghe
The prosecution in the journalist Thissan-ayagam case informed
Colombo High Court yesterday that it has closed its case.
At this stage the Defence Counsel asked the Judge to acquit the
accused in terms of Section 200 of the Criminal Procedure Code as the
prosecution has failed to make a case against him.
The Attorney-General filed indictment against the accused journalist
Jeyaprakasan Sittappalam Thissanayagam with three counts viz conspiracy
to publish the North Eastern monthly magazine between June 01, 2006 to
June 01, 2007 and publishing the said magazine as a result of the said
conspiracy.
It was further alleged that the publication of the said magazine was
defamatory of the Government and also arousing racism. The accused is
said to have obtained funds from several Non-Governmental Organisations
for publishing his magazine.
The case was put off for February 16, 2009. State Counsel Sudarshana
Silva appeared for the prosecution while Attorney-at-Law Anil Silva
appeared for the defence. |
