Suspect allowed to make confession

Sarath MALALASEKERA

The Colombo Fort Magistrate and Additional District Judge Lanka Jayaratne allowed an application by Wellington Dehoedt, a director of Hicorp (Pvt) Limited to make a confession before the Judge.

Allowing the application by Senior Counsel Nalin Dissanayake the Judge directed the suspect Dehoedt to make his confession before the Judge in the chambers.

On an application by the Criminal Investigation Department conducting investigation in connection with an alleged arms deal by Dununa Tillekeratne, son in law of General Sarath Fonseka, the Judge re-issued warrant for the arrest of Danuna Tillekeratne who is evading arrest and further remanded the Hicorp Director Dehoedt till April 8.

Chief Inspector Mohan Siriwardena of the CID said that a special CID team had searched several places in Sri Lanka where Danuna alleged to have been living. The investigation also revealed that Danuna had left the country.

The CID said investigations into the alleged arms deal had not been completed. Chief Inspector Mohan Siriwardena also said that the suspect director had forwarded several forged documents to the Army authorities in order to obtain the contract to his company. The CID will submit a comprehensive report in connection with their ongoing investigations to court on the next date.

On an application by Senior Counsel Asela Rekawa, the Judge directed the CID to submit a report in connection with their ongoing investigations against the grandmother of Danuna Tillekratne on the next date to court.

The case will be called again on April 8.