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Kondaya’s statement not proof of crime: Police
Police Spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara said today a suspect could not be named as an accused just because he or she had made a statement to the police in connection with a crime.
He said a suspect’s statement held no legal value until police investigations found evidence to prove that the statement was true.
ASP Gunasekara expressed these views at a news conference when asked about the fate of suspect Dunesh Priyashantha alias ‘Kondaya’ who was arrested and remanded in connection with the sexual abuse and killing of five-year-old Seya Sadewmi.
“A statement doesn’t make a suspect an accused or he cannot be named as the main suspect in a crime. As police spokesman, I never said Dunesh Priyashantha confessed to the crime. All he did was make a statement,” ASP Gunasekara said.
He said the police had to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt based on the evidence that had been collected and however, admitting in Court to having committed a crime can be considered as part of the evidence. (Lahiru Pothmulla)
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