HC reissues warrants on Prem Raj

Sandasen MARASINGHE

The Colombo High Court yesterday re-issued warrant on Kanthilingam Prem Raj who is indicted for granting Rs. 35 million to the LTTE from the funds of the Tamil Rehabilitation Organisation with eight others in 2006.

Colombo High Court Judge Deepali Wijesundara re-issued the warrant through the Foreign Ministry against K. P. Raj who is reportedly residing in United Kingdom.

The Court on an earlier date issued the warrant after the prosecution submitted that it was informed Raj was residing in UK.

The Attorney General filed indictment against Velupillei Sivanadiar of Mulliayvali, Mullaitivu, Murugesu Shanmugarajah of Chenkaladi, Batticaloa, Kanthilingam Prem Raj of Kandy Road, Kilinochchi, Kathirakesu Ganeshalingam of Nawakkodi, Kopai South, Sinnaiyah Shanthilingam of No. 128, Second floor, Highlevel Road, Nugegoda, Eliyathambi Nadarajah of No 17 A, Fredric Lane, Colombo 3 and Krishna Kutti Sukumaran alias Udayan, Balasubramunium Sri Scandarajah and Kamalias Prabakaran of Kandy Road, Kilinochchi, before the Colombo High Court.

They were charged with conspiring to grant Rs. 35 million to the LTTE through the seventh accused, an LTTE member.