INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Attorney General informed the Court of Appeal today that intelligence agencies have uncovered information regarding an alleged
conspiracy to assassinate the former Director of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Shani Abeysekera, by intentionally causing an
this to the court when the writ petition filed by Mr
Shani Abeysekera, requesting the court to issue a directive to the respondents including the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to provide
comprising President of the Appeal Court, Nissanka Bandula Karunaratne and Justice Vikum Kaluarachchi.The court had previously issued an
order to the National Authority for the Protection of Victims of Crimes and Witnesses to submit a report on the nature of the threats
Abeysekera.When the petition was called before the court today, Additional Solicitor General Rohantha Abeysuriya stated before the court
Counsel Upul Jayasuriya, who appeared for the petitioner Shani Abeysekara, presented facts before the court and said that they cannot be
satisfied at all with the protection presently given to his client.Pointing out that only an old motorcycle and three police officers have
considering all the facts presented, the Appellate Court bench ordered for the petition to be taken up once again on December 14 to issue an
appropriate order regarding the petition.
