OMLANKA
Indictments have been filed against seven persons over the abduction of journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda before a trial-at-bar at the Homagama High Court. The Attorney General filed the indictments on Thursday, November 7. Lieutenant Colonels Shammi Karunaratne and Prabodha Siriwardena are among the accused.
Eastern Province High Court Judge Izzatheen has extended the remand of former Chief Minister of the Eastern Province Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan (Pillaiyan) who is indicted in the case of alleged murder of former TNA Parliamentarian Joseph Pararasasingham during the 2005 Christmas prayers in Batticaloa.
The Court of Appeal has granted an Interim injunction staying the summons issued by the Jaffna Magistrate Court, requiring former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa to attend before it on 27 September and give evidence in a Habeas Corpus inquiry. The interim Order will be operative until December 3.
A five-judge Bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday (11) refused to grant leave to appeal for the petition filed by former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa challenging the Trial-at-Bar order dated 11 January in the D.A. Rajapaksa Museum case.
High Court Judge Chamara Tennakoon has sentenced Hambantota Mayor Eraj Ravindra Fernando to five years imprisonment on being found guilty after trial.
