The Attorney General today informed Court that indictments would be filed soon in the High Court against the seven accused over the killing of former TNA Jaffna District MP Nadaraja Raviraj.
Deputy Solicitor General Rohantha Abeysooriya appearing on behalf of the accused informed Colombo High Court Judge Manilal Waidyatilleke that indictments could be filed against the accused since the non-summary inquiry has been concluded.
Abeysooriya made this remarks when the AG’s request to further remand the two accused for a period of three months was taken up for inquiry. Both petitioner and respondent parties were ordered to file their written submissions on May 26.
The AG filed this application before the Colombo High Court in accordance with Section 17 of the Bail Act. The Attorney General has sought a period of three months for remand extension of Pradeep Chaminda and Gamini Seneviratne since they have already spent over a year in remand.
While concluding the non-summary inquiry in connection with the murder of Raviraj, Colombo Additional Magistrate Thilina Gamage had earlier ruled that there is sufficient evidence to indict the seven accused in the High Court on four charges including the killing of the former MP and his driver in Narahenpita in 2006.
The Attorney General had given instructions to conduct a non-summary inquiry in respect of seven accused namely Palana Sami Suresh, Hettiarachchilage Prasath Chandana Kumara, Gamini Seneviratne, Pradeep Chaminda, Sivakanthan Vivekanandan alias Charan, Fabian Royston Tusen and Sampath Munasinghe.
Raviraj was shot dead near his residence at Manning Town in Narahenpita in 2006 when he was driving his vehicle along Martha Road. The CID recovered the trishaw and the weapon allegedly used in the killing of the former parliamentarian.
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