The Colombo High Court yesterday issued summons on former UNP Parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra to appear before the Court on July 10 over her alleged involvement in the abduction of a youth using a Defender jeep.
When the case was taken up before Colombo High Court Judge Champa Janaki Rajaratne, former UNP Parliamentarian Premechanda and her counsels failed to appear before the court.
Accordingly, the High Court Judge ordered to issue summons on them to appear before the Court on July 10 and the case will be taken up again on the same day. On a previous occasion, except Hirunika Premachandra, the other eight accused who pleaded guilty for their involvement in the abduction were given a suspended sentence by the Colombo High Court.
The accused; Kelum Niranjana, Kasun Malinda, Ruwan Pushpakumara, Mohammed Rizwan, Pasindu Sanjeewa, P.S. Abeysiriwardena, Sanjeewa Kumara and Jeganadacal pleaded guilty to seven charges including abduction, aiding and abetting to abduction and unlawful assembly. 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 abducting him at Dematagoda. The accused who were indicted are; Hirunika Premachandra, Kelum Niranjana, Kasun Malinda, Ruwan Pushpakumara, Mohammed Rizwan, Pasindu Sanjeewa, P.S. Abeysiriwardena, Sanjeewa Kumara and Jeganadacal. 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.
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