Abduction case against Hirunika fixed for Feb. 28

• The nine accused have also been charged on 29 counts by the Attorney General including threatening, assaulting and intimidating the victim

By Lakmal Sooriyagoda   

The case against Colombo District former Parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra for her alleged involvement in the abduction of a youth using a Defender was yesterday fixed for February 28 by Colombo High Court.  

The case was to be taken up yesterday. However, the State Counsel appeared on behalf of the Attorney General sought a further date to lead prosecution evidence.   

On a previous occasion, except Hirunika Premachandra and a schoolboy, seven other accused who pleaded guilty for their involvement in the abduction case were given a suspended prison sentence. The Colombo High Court sentenced the seven accused to two years in prison suspended for 12 years.   Apart from the abduction charges, the nine accused have been charged on 29 counts by the Attorney General including threatening, assaulting and intimidating the victim Amila Priyankara after being abducted in Dematagoda.  

The complainant Amila Priyankara alleged that he was abducted and assaulted by a group of people who came in a black Defender to Dematagoda on December 21, 2015.