Three trial at bar courts have been appointed by the Chief Justice for the hearing of the Rathupaswala shooting case, Prageeth Eknaligoda’s abduction case and Avant Garde case.
The appointment of the three courts has taken place following a request made by the Attorney General.
The Attorney General on July 11th had sought to indict Brig. Anura Deshapriya Gunawardena and three other soldiers namely D. Aruna Sirisena, G.M. Thilakaratna and Lalith Gray for the killing of three civilians and causing grievous injuries to civilians at the Rathupaswala protests on August 1, 2013.
The Rathupaswala protest was organised demanding clean water for consumption.
On August 9th, the Attorney General had requested the Chief Justcie to appoint a three-member trial-at-bar at the Colombo High Court to hear the case on the abduction and disappearance of journalist and cartoonist Prageeth Eknaligoda.
According to the Attorney General, Eknaligoda’s abduction had taken place on the eve of the presidential elections on January 26, 2010 where former President Mahinda Rajapaksa contested against former Army Commander General Sarath Fonseka.
On August 21st, the Attorney General had requested the Chief Justice to appoint a three-member trial-at-bar at the Colombo High Court to hear the case on the Avant Garde illegal floating armoury.
Attorney General Dappula de Livera in his letter to the Chief Justice has noted that 13 suspects would be charged over this case under 7573 counts for violating the Firearms Ordinance, Explosives Ordinance, and the Penal Code.
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