Wednesday 8 February 2017

TID submits its stance in court over accused operators of LTTE ransom collecting in UK

By Shehan Chamika Silva 

The TID today filed a comprehensive report in court over the three suspects including former army intelligence officer who were accused of attempting to send a cap with LTTE logo to London in a Courier service in April 2016.

Suspects, Jesuratnam Jegasamson, Mahadevan Prasanna and Subramaniam Nagularasa alias Nagulan were now in remand custody for almost nine months over the incident since the Attorney General's opinion is pending.

However, ordering the suspects to be further remanded till February 22, Colombo Additional Magistrate Aruni Attigalle considered to deliver court's decision for the suspects on next date.

According to the prosecution, upon information received to the Narahenpita police, the so-called cap was found at a courier service in Narahenpita.

During the investigation the police apprehended the first two suspects and later revealed that the third suspect, Nagulan had given the alleged LTTE cap to them in order to send it to London.

According to the defence counsel, Ajith Prasanna and Suranga Danthanarayan, third suspect, Nagulan, was an individual who provided secret information to the Army during the war period and later served as an officer atteched to the Technical Engineering Unit of the Army base in Nandikadal.

During the interrogation of the third suspect it was revealed that he had attempted to send the so-called cap to one of his friends, Kedishwaran in London.

According to the third suspect's statement, Kedishwaran had requested him to send any flag, T shirt or cap with LTTE logo in order to show them to LTTE supporters who are operated and collecting ransoms in London from Tamil people.

The Defence counsel moved to remove the allegations leveled on the suspects under Prevention of Terrorism Act by the prosecution.

On an earlier occassion, considering the defence request on granting suspects bail, Colombo Additional Magistrate Aruni Attigalle directed the TID to submit its stance. 

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