SF assassination suspect faces second charge

The suspect who was in remand custody in connection with the assassination attempt on former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka at the Army Headquarters in 2006, was due to be indicted in the High Court on another charge, the CID informed Court yesterday.

When the suspect, Sanmugalingam Suriyakumar was produced before Colombo Fort Magistrate Kanishka Wijeratne, the CID informed Court that the suspect was facing yet another charge and that he would soon be indicted on that charge in the High Court. The suspect was ordered to be further remanded till June 13. In the present case, the suspect San

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Former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka was critically injured while at least 11 others were killed when a female suicide cadre, blew herself up in front of the military hospital inside the Colombo Army Headquarters

galingam Suriyakumar had been charged with aiding and abetting a female suicide cadre to carry out a bomb attack on Army Headquarters on April 25, 2006. It was alleged that the suspect had provided accommodation to the female suicide cadre who carried out the attack. It was revealed that the Colombo Fort Magistrate had sent reminders to the Attorney General to expedite matters while CID also informed Court that they had already forwarded the extracts of the investigation to the At- torney General for her advice. Former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka was critically injured while at least 11 others were killed when a female suicide cadre, disguised as a pregnant woman, blew herself up in front of the military hospital inside the Colombo Army Headquarters.