Murder case:

Judge orders security for Jury, judicial officers, Court staff

Judge wants probe into Kattadiya in Court:

Hiran H Senewiratne

Colombo High Court Judge Kumudini Wickramasinghe ordered the IGP and Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Director to provide security for all members of the jury, judicial officers including counsels and Court staff in a murder case where Chandana Kathriarachchi is one of the five suspects.

Judge Wickramasinghe issued this ruling following the Jury foreman receiving anonymous telephone call threatening his life. This prompted the Judge to order security for all of them until the completion of the hearing.

She also ordered the CID to conduct an investigation into a person who is said to be a Kattadiya who arrived in Court last week.

Security personnel in the High Court were instructed to photograph and obtain Identity Card details of all persons who enter Court.

She also ordered the IGP and CID Director to expedite investigations on both matters and report to the Court quickly to conclude the hearing. The case has been put off for July 14. The delay is that CID officers have to go out of Colombo for investigations. The investigations are to be done by the CID under an ASP, the High Court ordered.

Dilupa Peiris appeared for the Attorney General and Rajan de Silva and Ranjith de Silva PC appeared for the defendants.