For the fourth time, Colombo High Court Trial-at-Bar yesterday ordered to re-issue summons on former Navy Commander Admiral of the Fleet Wasantha Karannagoda in connection with the indictments filed over the abduction of eleven persons in 2008 and 2009.
The Trial-at-Bar Bench comprising High Court Judges Champa Janaki Rajarathne (President), Amal Ranaraja and Nawaratne Marasinghe ordered the CID to dispatch the summons through the Defence Ministry Secretary to be present before Court on March 20.
On January 24, the Court served indictments on 13 accused including Navy intelligence officials in connection with the abduction, torture, extortion and conspiracy to murder eleven persons in 2008 and 2009.
Accordingly, indictments consisted with 667 counts under Penal Code were served on thirteen accused except Wasantha Karannagoda.
Former Navy Commander Wasantha Karannagoda who has been named as the fourteenth accused was not present in Court yesterday as well.
The Court was informed that both CID and Navy were unable to serve summons on the former Navy Commander.
While expressing its disappointment regarding the conduct of fourteenth accused for his failure to comply with the judicial process, the Trial-at-Bar Bench observed that police should be ashamed for not being able to serve summons on former Navy Commander.
Additional Solicitor General Sarath Jayamanne appearing for the Attorney General moved Court to re-issue summons on former Navy Commander through the Secretary to the Ministry of Defense.
Meanwhile, the court was further informed the original documents pertaining to the CID investigations have been forwarded to Special Presidential Commission to probe the political victimisation of public sector officials.
The case will be taken up again on March 20.
Thirteen accused including Navy officers D.K.P. Dasanayake, Sampath Munasinghe, Sumith Ranasinghe, Dilanka Senaratne, Nalin Prasanna Wickremasuriya, Anton Fernando, Rajapaksha Pathirannehelage Kitsiri, Aruna Thushara Mendis, Kathriarachchilage Gamini alias Ampara Gamini, Chandana Prasad Hettiarachchi alias Navy Sampath, Upul Chaminda alias Annachchi, Nandapriya Hettihendi and Sampath Janaka Kumara alias Podi Kumara were present in court yesterday.
The indictments consisted with 667 counts had been filed against former Navy Commander Wasantha Karannagoda, navy officers D.K.P. Dasanayake, Sampath Munasinghe, Sumith Ranasinghe, Dilanka Senaratne, Nalin Prasanna Wickremasuriya, Anton Fernando, Rajapaksha Pathirannehelage Kitsiri, Aruna Thushara Mendis, Kathriarachchilage Gamini alias Ampara Gamini, Chandana Prasad Hettiarachchi alias Navy Sampath, Upul Chaminda alias Annachchi, Nandapriya Hettihendi and Sampath Janaka Kumara alias Podi Kumara under Penal Code.
The Attorney General maintained that information has exhibited that the accused have committed punishable offences which come under Section 102, 113 A, 356, 338, 333, 198, 372, 32 and 296 of the Penal Code in respect of conspiracy, abduction with intent to secretly and wrongfully confine a person, wrongful confinement for the purpose of confinement, conspiracy to extort, extortion, giving false information and conspiracy to commit murder.
Those abducted and murdered were S.A.Leon Stanly, Roshan Leon Stanly, John Reed, Thiyagaraja Jhegan, Rajiv Naganadan, Ramalingam Thilakeshwaran, Pradeep Vishvanadan, Mohammed Saajith, Mohammed Dilan, Kasthuri Arachchilage Anthony and Mohammed Anwar Mubarak.
Additional Solicitor General Sarath Jayamanna PC with Senior State Counsel Janaka Bandara appeared for the Attorney General. President’s Counsel Anil de Silva with Anuja Premaratne PC, counsel Niroshan Perera, Sudantha Bandara, Didula Rajapaksa appeared for the defence.
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Court re-issues summons on former Navy Commander Karannagoda (14:14)
For the fourth time, Colombo High Court Trial-at-Bar today ordered to re-issue summons on former Navy Commander Wasantha Karannagoda in connection with the indictments filed over the abduction of eleven persons in 2008 and 2009.
Trial-at-Bar bench comprising High Court Judges Champa Janaki Rajarathne (President), Amal Ranaraja and Nawaratne Marasinghe ordered the CID to dispatch the summons through the Defence Ministry Secretary to be present before Court on March 20.
On January 24, the Court served indictments on 13 accused including Navy intelligence officials in connection with the abduction, torture, extortion and conspiracy to murder eleven persons in 2008 and 2009. Accordingly, indictments consisted with 667 counts under Penal Code were served on thirteen accused except Wasantha Karannagoda.
Former Navy Commander Wasantha Karannagoda who has been named as the fourteenth accused was not present in Court today as well.
The Court was informed that both CID and Navy were unable to serve summons on former Navy Commander.
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