Assassination attempt on former Pakistan High Commissioner: Three accused acquitted

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By Lakmal Sooriyagoda

COLOMBO (Daily Mirror)- Three accused arrested and indicted in connection with the assassination attempt on the former Pakistani High Commissioner in 2006, were today acquitted and released from the case by the Colombo High Court.

While handing out a judgment against the three accused Kanagaraja Adithyan alias Ranjan, Yogaraja Niroshan Dickwella and a trishaw driver Subramaniam Chethiyaraja, High Court Judge Mahesh Weeraman observed that the prosecutors have failed to prove the accuseds are guilty beyond reasonable doubt.

The accused had been arrested on charges of conspiring, aiding and abetting to commit this offence and providing a trishaw to carry out a claymore bomb blast targeting the Pakistani High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Bashir Wali Mohamed at Kollupitiya on August 14, 2006.

The three accused had been charged under the provisions of the Prevention of Terrorist Act (PTA).

On August 14, 2006 a convoy carrying the Pakistani High Commissioner, was attacked with a claymore mine. The High Commissioner escaped unhurt, however, seven people including four Army commandoes were killed and several persons were injured in the blast.

Comments - 5

BuffaloaCitizen Friday, 10 November 2023 01:47 PM

This is normal in Sri Lanka where investigations on minorities are involved. A totally incompetent Police consisting mainly of yakkos are only experts in hench-aiya and robbing the country.

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Fact Factory Friday, 10 November 2023 06:50 PM

Don't make every problem in this country a minority problem. Judicial inefficiency is impacting all Sri Lankans. Lets agitate together to improve judicial efficiency. 2006 matter taking till 2023 (17 years) is not acceptable.

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Mokan Friday, 10 November 2023 01:53 PM

Will they get compensation for wrongful arrest

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Suhada malli Friday, 10 November 2023 06:57 PM

Can the president and Justice Minister come out with an immediate KPI based plan to ensure that all court cases that have languished for longer than 10 years will be concluded by 31st Dec 2024 and that no case will languish for a period more than 5 years after 31st Dec 2025. And as a parallel activity automate the judiciary with a case management system. Get the courts to start sharp at 8.30am and to continue till 4pm (pay overtime if you have to) but have a plan of action. Increase cadre, reduce the court holiday duration, mandate gap between next hearing dates cannot exceed xx days, think of some solutions.

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A true Sri Lankan Friday, 10 November 2023 07:17 PM

It wasn't wrongful arrest and neither was it about arresting minorities. Essentially the police was incompetent in proving their case and a majority of the minorities are known for public disorder and terrorist activities in any case.

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