By Shehan Chamika Silva
Senior State Counsel Dilan Ratnayake today told court that the CID was conducting an investigation against the former director of the Colombo Crimes Division, D.R.L. Ranaweera over the allegation of concealing evidence in connection with the inquiry relating to the murder of ruggerite Wasim Thajudeen.
Filing a further report, the CID informed Court that it had recorded statements from the former director of the CCD and according to the statement given by him; it was revealed that on May 18, 2012, day after the incident, when the former director met with the former SDIG, the SDIG had informed him to make no involvements to the incident.
The Senior State Counsel also said that a broad investigation has been initiated over the phone details of alleged two friends, who were said to have been with Thajudeen on May 17, 2012.
The prosecution held that the suspects were charged under Sections 113 (conspiracy) and 32 (Liability for act done by several persons in furtherance of common intention), of the Penal Code and according to the provision in Section 13 of the Bail Act, a person suspected or accused of being concerned in committing or having committed an offence punishable with death or with life imprisonment, shall not be released on Bail except by a Judge of the High Court.
The Counsel appearing for the suspects requested their clients to be released on Bail.
The Counsel Ajith Pathirana PC who appeared for the first suspect Sumith Perera told Court that his client had only committed what he was asked to do by his senior officers and none other than involvement was there over the incident by the suspect.
The Magistrate rejecting the Bail application submitted by the Counsel on behalf of the suspects advised that to file Bail applications in High Court since the Magistrate's Court has no authority to grant Bail on the suspects under the Section 13 of the Bail Act.
Thereby, former SDIG Anura Senanayake and former Narahenpita Crime OIC Sumith Perera were ordered to be further remanded till July 20 by Colombo additional Magistrate Nishantha Peiris.
The Magistrate also said that the JMO had requested time to submit medical report on the suspect, Anura Senanayake and the Court needs to compare the two medical reports, the report submitted earlier by the suspect's private Dr Chula Herath and the JMO report on the suspect and would give directives accordingly over the health condition of the suspect later.
The former SDIG and the former Crimes OIC were remanded on charges of causing disappearance of evidence, fabricating false evidence, touching it to screen the offender and conspiring under Clauses of 189,198 and 296 of the Penal Code.
Over the inquiry conducted by the Sri Lanka Medical Council against Former JMO Ananda Samarasekara and two others on the allegation of missing body parts of the victim, the Counsel appearing on behalf of the SLMC told the Court that the suspect had filed objections to the Council on June 4 over the allegations and the further inquiry would be taken up on July 23.
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