Colombo Crimes Division today filed charge sheets in the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court against the suspects who were apprehended in connection with the Indo-lanka kidney racket and violating immigration laws.
The prosecution filed 16 cases for eight suspects, two cases for each on charges of intentionally attempt to escape from the Mirihana detention camp and staying in Sri Lanka illegally without a valid passport by violating immigration laws.
The Police leveled charges against suspects under section 45(1) of the Immigration Act and section 219 of the Penal Code.
However, there were only five suspects, Dogipathi Shri Niwas, Mohammad Isthiyan, Yadalapaari Vamis Krishna, Ragavendra Uppara and Theppala Viki Raja, remaining in the case and main suspect Vijini Giri Lakshman Kumar and two others had escaped earlier while detained at the Mirihana Detention Camp.
The remaining five suspects pleaded not guilty to the charges and subsequently Chief Magistrate Lal Ranasinghe Bandara further remanded the suspects till February 9.
The Magistrate also directed the prosecution to proceed the cases that were filed against the suspects, who had already left the country, in the absence of the suspects under section 192(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code and those cases were put off for April 7 by the Magistrate.
Senior State Counsel Chethiya Gunasekara appeared on behalf of the Attorney General while the CCD unit 1 OIC Inspector of Police Fernando and Police Sergeant Kemaratne (5659) conducted the prosecution.
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