The case filed against former DIG Vass Gunawardena for allegedly exerting death threats to kill CID detectives was yesterday fixed for trial on a day-to-day basis by the Colombo High Court.
High Court Judge Gihan Kulatunga fixed the case for trial beginning from October 30, and the witnesses of the case were noticed to appear in Court on the next date.
The Attorney General had filed indictments against the former DIG, former Western Province (North) DIG on charges of having threatened to kill CID detectives who questioned him over the killing of businessman Mohamed Shiyam.
In this case, the Attorney General alleged that on or around June 13, 2013 the CID detectives including ASP Shani Abeysekara and Special Investigations Division OIC Inspector M.A.S. Ranjith Munasinghe had received death threats when Vass Gunawardene was being questioned at the CID Headquarters on June 13 over the killing of businessman Mohamed Shiyam.
In a complaint to the CID Special Investigations Division, ASP Abeysekara alleged that the suspect Vass Gunawardena threatened them saying, “Shani, I am a murderer; you won’t be able to keep me inside forever. When I am out, see what I will do to all of you.”
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