The Mt. Avant Garde Ship Captain Gennady Gavrilov, a Ukranian National who was arrested for allegedly possessing firearms and explosives, was yesterday ordered to be further remanded till , by Galle Chief Magistrate S. Nishantha Peiris.
The Defence Counsel appearing for the respondent company informed that the suspect was suffering from Visual Processing Disorder and requested that he be treated by an Ophthalmologist. The Magistrate ordered Prison Authorities to provide treatment for the suspect from a suitable doctor.
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrested Gavrilov on June 24, 2016, with regard to investigations of the vessel belonging to the Avant-Garde Company. The company is alleged of illegally importing firearms to Sri Lanka and possessing firearms and explosives. The Sri Lankan Navy had seized a cache of firearms and ammunition including 549 T56 guns and 204,674 rounds of ammunition illegally stockpiled on board the ship which was later prosecuted on suspicion.
The ship had been anchored at the Galle harbour old jetty. The CID later took over investigations from the Galle Harbour Police. The Galle Magistrate fixed the next hearing of the case for and ordered the investigating officers to submit a report on the Avant Garde ship on .
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