Colombo Additional Magistrate Mr. Sandun Vitarane today visited the room where the main suspect in the assassination of Bharatha Lakshman Premanadra and four others, Mr. Duminda Silva, MP was in the Nawaloka Hospital, and ordered that he be placed in remand custody until the 14th.
When
the case was called today, the counsel for both sides and CID officials
presented their facts to Courts and thereafter the Magistrate stated
that the condition of Mr. Duminda Silva will be ascertained and
thereafter an Order given.
Accordingly
the Magistrate came to the Nawaloka Hospital today. The attorney for
Mr.Duminda Silva stated that consequent to the operation undergone by
Mr. Duminda De Silva, if he leaves hospital, the wounds can be infected
and could even lead to death.
Having
considered the viewpoints of both parties, , the Magistrate directed
that Mr. Duminda Silva be placed in remand custody until the 14th.
Mr. Duminda Silva returned to the island at dawn yesterday, following his treatment abroad for gunshot injuries.
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