High Court Tribunal Judge Panel Had Released 13 Forner Navy Officers Charged Over Abduction And Dissapearence Of 11 Youth On Conditional Bail

Colombo High Court Tribunal Judge

panel had yesterday (24)released 13 out of 14 former Navy officers charged over abduction  and dissapearence of 11 youth residing in Kotahena  and Colombo suburbs in 2011 in view of taking ransoms ,on conditional bail whilst handing over indictments  against them .

Accordingly High Court Tribunal Judge panel had released the 13 suspects including the Forner Navy media Spokesman D.K.M.P Dassanayake on surety bail of Rs .2.5 million and  cash bails of Rs.500,000 each .

However the Judge panel had imposed a foreign travel ban on them and ordered to handover their passports to the court.

Judge panel had also ordered former Navy Commander Wasantha Karanna goda who is the 14 th suspect of the case to appear before the Judge panel on 07 th February as he had not appeared before the court yesterday. 

Eight Persons Arrested Over Mining GeMs Illegally At Sripadha Reserve

Police have arrested 08 persons what

had been involved in Gem mining illegally at Sripadha Reserve last night (24).

The suspects who are of the ages 18-51 are due to be produced before the Hatton Magistrate Court today  (25).

Retired Army Major Ajith Prasanna Had Been Remanded Over Contempt Of Court Charges

Colombo High Court Judge Dhammika

Ganepola has yesterday  (24)ordered to Remand Retired Army Major ,Attorney At Law Ajith Prasanna until 07 th of February over the charges of contempt of Court.

High Court Judge had remanded the Retired Army Major Ajith Prasanna after he had appeared before the court yesterday accordance to the summons issued against him by the   court .

 The suspect is being charged over criticising several on going  court cases including a case filed against Former Magistrate Thilina Gamage during press briefing.

Attorney General who had filed the case against the suspect   had stated by criticising the ongoing court  cases suspect has attempted to influence the witnesses and judges of those cases. 

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Local Lawyers Staged A Protest In Front Of Colombo Chief Magistrate Court Against The Arrest Order Of High Court Judge Pilapitiya

Lawyers belonging to Colombo Bar

Association had staged a silent protest

in front of the Colombo Chief Magistrate Court this noon (24)against the order made by Attorney General Dappula De Livera to arrest Embilipitiya High Court Judge Gihan Pilapitiya.

Accordingly Protesting lawyers have stressed hat the Attorney General Has no power to order an arrest of a High Court Judge. 'Dappula De Livera violates the law they have stated.

Attorney General had ordered the Colombo Crimes Division yesterday (23)to  arrest Judge Gihan Pilapitiya after obtaining an arrest warrant from.the court over having a telephone conversation with MP Ranjan Ramanayake .