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Bharatha’s driver recants
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The Attorney General today informed the Colombo Magistrate that Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra’s driver who was a prime witness in the Mulleriyawa shooting has now changed his stance stating in an affidavit that the earlier statement was made under undue ‘influence’ by various parties to the case.Senior State Counsel Madhawa Tennakoon revealed this to Colombo Additional Magistrate Prassana De Alwis during the magisterial inquiry into the Mulleriyawa shooting.
The Counsel said witness Don Liyanage Saman Shantha Perera in an affidavit had informed the Attorney General that he had made that statement to the CID after the shooting incident on the instructions and pressure from certain parties involved into the incident.
Mr. Tennakoon said the witness in his affidavit under Clause 13 admitted that he was forced to make that statement by some parties involved in the case and by clause 14 admitted he had changed his position now. The counsel said the witness had withdrawn the earlier statement made by him to the CID.
Mr. Tennakoon said the prosecution had submitted to the Attorney General all necessary documents except for a few DNA reports.
He said the Counsel for the defense and the aggrieved parties had made submissions to the AG on legal subjective issues and after meticulously studying the reports the AG would indict the culprits, leaving the others out on the next date of the case.
Counsel Hemantha Warnakulasuriya PC appearing for Duminda Silva submitted that his client who is a victim in the case was made a suspect in an unreasonable manner due to political interference.
Counsel Upul Kumarapperuma appearing for Mr. Premachandra’s wife objecting to what Mr. Warnakulasuriya said the incident took place between two factions of the UPFA.
Presidential adviser Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra and four others were killed while UPFA Parliamentarian Duminda Silva was seriously injured.
Magistrate postponed the case for February 5 and the suspects were further remanded.(T. Farook Thajudeen)
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