Bharatha killing: 17 suspects further remanded

Sarath Malalasekera

Colombo Additional Magistratte Prasanna Alwis yesterday further remanded until December 4, 2012, the 17 suspects who had been remanded in connection with the killing of Presidential Trade Union Advisor and former Colombo District Parliamentarian Baratha Lakshman Premachnadra.

Criminal Investigation Department (CID) ASP Shani Abeysekera who appeared for the prosecution with Chief Inspector Ranga Lamahewa told court that they have completed the investigations into the killing at the Mulleriya and had forwarded the dossier of the investigations to the Attorney General for his advice.

Answering President’s Counsel Jayantha Weerasinghe, senior counsel for some of the suspects, ASP Shani Abeysekera said that a Senior State Counsel of the Attorney General’s Department is handling this case.

The special CID team deployed by the DIG CID had recovered two T 56 weapons, two pistols, two revolvers and questioned 37 persons who were present at the scene on the day of the incident .