Warrants issued on :

Prabhakaran Pottuamman

Sandasen MARASINGHE

The Colombo High Court yesterday issued an open warrant on LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran and Pottuamman in connection with former Foreign Minister Laxman Kadirgamar assassination case.

Colombo High Court Judge Kumuduni Wickramasinghe issued the warrant when the case was taken up for hearing. The Court also decided to proceed with the case in absentia of Prabhakaran and Pottuamman.

Former Foreign Minister Laxman Kadirgamar was assassinated with a sniper attack at his residence at Longden Place, Colombo on August 12, 2005.

The Attorney General filed the case against Velupillai Prabakaran, Pottuamman 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 made at Kilinochchi and at Colombo between January 01, 2005 and August 12, 2005. The High Court removed the names of Charlis Master, Komadee Manimekala yesterday from the indictment when Senior State Counsel Shanil Kularatne pleaded to do so as the Inteligence Units had confirmed the death of those two accused. Muttaiyah Sahadevan and Isithor Arokyanathan alias Babu are in remand custody.

The Court earlier issued notice on the accused through the Mullaitivu District Secretary but notice could not be delivered to them. Senior State Counsel Shanil Kularatne appeared for the Attorney General.