Indictments have been filed by the Attorney General (AG) against the suspects of the Rathupaswala shooting case before the Trial at Bar bench in Gampaha.
The announcement was made by the Coordinating Officer of Attorney General Nishara Jayaratne said.
On a request by the Attorney General, Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya on the 28th of August appointed three trial at bar benches for the hearing of three high profile cases including the Rathupaswala shooting case.
On the 11th of July the Attorney General sought the Chief Justice’s permission to indict Brig. Anura Deshapriya Gunawardena and three other soldiers namely D. Aruna Sirisena, G.M. Thilakaratna and Lalith Gray at the Special trial -at-bar High Court for the killing of three civilians and causing grievous injuries to civilians at the Rathupaswala protests on 1st of August 2013.
The Rathupaswala protest was organised demanding clean drinking water.
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