Two of the remaining five suspects, who were apprehended in connection with the Indo-Lanka kidney racket and charged later for violating Immigration laws by the CCD, yesterday pleaded guilty to their all allegations.
Two suspects, Ragavendra Uppara and Theppala Viki Raja pleaded guilty to the 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.
Subsequently, Colombo Chief Magistrate Lal Ranasinghe Bandara imposed one year rigorous imprisonment, suspended for five years, with a fine of Rs. 100,000 for the immigration law violation and also imposed another suspended one year jail term for the escaping charge.
Another suspect, Mohammad Isthiyan Khan had also pleaded guilty to a one charge of immigration violation and subsequently Magistrate imposed a one year rigorous imprisonment suspended for five years with a fine of Rs. 100,000, while other two suspects Yadalapaari Vamis Krishna and Dogipathi Shri Niwas pleaded not guilty to the both charges. Thereby, the Magistrate remanded them till March 2.
On an earlier occasion, the Colombo Crimes Division had 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.
On the instructions of the Magistrate the prosecution had initiated the inquiry without the escaped suspects, 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 conducted the prosecution.
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