Minister orders CID to launch probe into resignation of Mullaitivu Judge

• The judge cited death threats on him as the reason for his resignation

By Darshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya   
Public Security Minister Tiran Alles ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to launch a comprehensive investigation into the resignation of Mullaitivu District Judge and Magistrate T. Saravanarajah.    

In a letter dated September 23, 2023, addressed to the Judicial Services Commission, Saravanarajah, who presided over the controversial Kurundimale Viharaya case conveyed his decision to step down from various judicial roles, including District Judge, Magistrate, Family Court Judge, Primary Court Judge, Small Claims Court Judge, and Juvenile Court Judge.   
The judge cited death threats on him as the reason for his resignation.   
Earlier, President Ranil Wickremesinghe also issued directives to his secretary Saman Ekanayake, for an immediate and comprehensive investigation into the abrupt resignation of Magistrate Saravanarajah.