Army Chief appoints team to inquire Habarana Incident involving Maj. Gen.

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Army Commander General Shavendra Silva ordered to appoint a Board of Inquiry, headed by two Senior Major Generals into the incident in Habarana where a Major General of the Army was involved in a repulsive altercation with a team of Wildlife Department officials.

The Board of Inquiry was appointed in order to find and verify facts related to the whole incident since Police complaints have been lodged.

This was in addition to a parallel Military Police investigation that came into effect soon after the incident, the army said.

The Board of Inquiry, still in progress recording necessary details and evidence, is expected to complete its findings shortly and hand it over to the Commander.

The Kekirawa Magistrate Saman Weraniyagoda yesterday ordered the Habarana OIC to immediately arrest and produce in court the Army Major General and other members of the Army who alleged to have assaulted a wildlife officer on duty at the Minneriya National Park.

The Magistrate questioned the police as to why they had not been arrested since there were valid proof that the suspects had involved in the ugly incident.

Comments - 9

Jude Thursday, 01 July 2021 08:35 AM

We're still not run by military regime!! Isn't it !???

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Lumbini Thursday, 01 July 2021 09:10 AM

You can't investigate yourself. Can you? We need an independent inquiry.

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TJ Thursday, 01 July 2021 09:51 AM

This is as good as a perpetrator investigating his own crime.

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VJ Thursday, 01 July 2021 09:52 AM

The Magistrate has ordered the police to arrest the accused. The army can conduct their own investigation, but please allow the police to follow due process.

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RAM Thursday, 01 July 2021 10:14 AM

DONT WORRY MG OUR MAN IS THERE TO RELEASE YOU IMMEDIATELY.

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Jose M Thursday, 01 July 2021 02:23 PM

Why waste public finances to have an inquiry? Let the judicial process if it is independent handle this and dish out the charges accordingly.

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rew Thursday, 01 July 2021 04:06 PM

Diplomatic posting is the answer

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Ramesh Thursday, 01 July 2021 06:48 PM

We think still there is a civilian administration in the country. So why the hell an army commander has to appoint a commission to look into the matter?

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Kumar Friday, 02 July 2021 06:57 AM

A team to do all the laundry work? I wish them well.

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