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Three more including an army second lieutenant arrested in Prageeth murder : D.O still not extended ! Lt.col. Shammi had given 1000 T 56 weapons to terrorists

(Lanka-e-News -10.Sep.2015, 4.00PM) The CID has arrested three more army officers in connection with the abduction and murder of Lanka e news journalist Prageeth Ekneliyagoda .  One of the suspects is a second lieutenant and the other two are Corporals.

Based on the information elicited from Lieutenant Colonel  Shammi Kumararatne the commanding officer of Giritale army camp at that time who was arrested earlier in connection with the abduction and murder of Prageeth committed on the orders of ex defense secretary Gotabaya Rajapakse, these three suspects were now  arrested.

The 14 days detention order issued by defense secretary to detain the four suspects along with Lieutenant Colonel Shammi Kumararatne for interrogation expires today (10) . The CID has taken action to obtain a 90 days detention order (D.O.) on the recommendation of the Attorney general (AG) , and this application has been duly sent to the defense secretary, yet until yesterday (09) , the new defense secretary Karunaratne Hettiarachi has still not signed it , it is learnt. The CID has also requested a detention order in relation to the three suspects arrested lately.So far , the approval of the defense secretary for this detention order had not been received .

The defense secretary of the government of good governance ought to know that a two weeks detention order is by no means enough vis a vis the copious information that have been elicited pertaining to the many crimes committed by Shammi Karunaratne.

The public ought to know the criminal activities and the crimes allegedly committed by Shammi Kumararatne at the behest of Gotabaya Rajapakse. Hence we are herunder revealing but a few of the many for the present ….. 

On the orders of Gotabaya, Shammi had given 1000 T 56 weapons to terrorists .These were released from the Giratale army camp. 4000 magazines at the rate of 4 magazines that can be filled with bullets,  in respect of  each weapon had also been released.

According to Shammi Kumararatne , these were issued to the terrorists of Karuna Amman group. However these weapons were nether  returned until today by this group, nor were they taken into army custody. In the circumstances , this is a very grave issue from the point of view of national security . The inventory of army weapons indicates this shortage  of 1000  T 56 weapons , but nothing is mentioned regarding its fate or what happened to them.

Is the Homagama magistrate mad?

An incident that took place has triggered doubts whether the Homagama magistrate who is conducting the trial in Prageeth Ekneliyagoda brutal murder is unhinged. The CID had asked from this eccentric judge for an order to inspect the venue of the scene of murder at Giritale army camp following the information disclosed by the army officers including Shammi Kumararatne who are now in custody. Indeed , a written directive has been issued by the AG to grant this request with a view to obtaining a warrant in this connection. This judge apparently in one of his insanity fits , had responded most eccentrically: When the CID made the request for a warrant in order to investigate further ,from this judge who is hearing this case , the judge had postponed the case until the 28 th of September while stating the AG’s advice must be sought again.

If there is a magistrate who returns  a written directive of an AG addressed to him, saying  he wants the AG’s advice again , that magistrate must be crazed or dazed with outside involvements distracting him from his legitimate  professional duties .

In any event let us make it clear to all , the people of the country who are relying on the new government of good governance are not insane – they are fully sane and sensible 

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The whole country knows who is pulling the strings from behind the screen. The new government is naïve to let these things happen. They should fast track these investigations and get rid of these cancers from public life.
-- by Bystander on 2015-09-10

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