Tiran Alles Rights plea terminated

Wasantha Ramanayake

COLOMBO: The Supreme Court terminated the rights plea of the former Airport and Aviation Company Chairman Tiran Alles, yesterday. The Bench comprised Chief Justice Sarath N. Silva PC with Justice K. Sripavan and Justice Ms. Chandra Ekanayake.

Deputy Solicitor General Buvaneka Aluvihare for the respondents informed Court that petitioner Alles has been indicted in the Colombo High Court. The DSG however, submitted that the Attorney General would not object for enlarging him on bail.

The petitioner cited the Defence Secretary, the IGP, DIG Mahinda Balasuriya and six Police officers attached to the Terrorist Investigation Unit as respondents.

The petitioner stated that he had been unlawfully and arbitrarily arrested by the respondents on May 30, 2007 in violation of his rights. He stated that the arrest had been politically motivated and that he had never had dealings with the LTTE nor disbursed money to the terrorits.

The petitioner sought a declaration that his rights had been violated.

Romesh de Silva PC with Sugath Caldera instructed by G.G. Arulpragasam appeared for the petitioner.