By Shehan Chamika Silva
Four cases filed against former Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) Chairman Ariyaratne Athugala, its former Additional Director General Devapriya Abeysinghe and G.D. Sugathapala for allegedly threatening and assaulting four SLRC employees in 2010, were today fixed for trial following parties informed no settlement.
When the four separate cases were taken up before Chief Magistrate Lal Ranasinghe Bandara, Counsel Gunaratne Wanninayake who appeared for complainants moved that his clients are prepared to compound the matter if the suspects apologize from his clients in open court.
However, counsel appeared for the defence confirmed that his clients are not expecting to apologize from the complainants but instead would go for a trial without any settlement.
The Magistrate subsequently fixed the trial of cases for May 17.
Four complainants Kanchana Marasinghe, Herbert Kumara Alagiyawanna, Ravi Abeywickrema and Gamini Pushpakumara alleged that they were threatened and assaulted by the suspects when they requested them to be complied with the Elections Commissioner's guidelines in line with the Supreme Court order over telecasting of election related programmes during the 2010 Presidential Election.
The complainants alleged that the former SLRC Chairman had reprimanded them in filthy language claiming that the President and he would not care about Supreme Court orders and no one needs to teach him about Media.
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