Duminda Silva case :

Settlement in the offing

Sandasen Marasinghe

The Colombo High Court yesterday allowed parties in the Duminda Silva rape case to obtain instructions from the Attorney General with regard to the proposal made by the aggrieved parties to settle the matter.

Colombo High Court Judge Sunil Rajapakse put off the case for May 04 with Attorney Weerasena Ranahewa submitting before the Court that the virtual complainant of the case proposed to the matter.

R. Duminda Silva was indicted by the Attorney General with rape charges and M.N. Hansal Ishak and D.N. Francis Kuruppu were indicted in the same case for aiding and abetting Duminda Silva to do so. The case was heard in absentia of the third accused.