EX-DIG to be produced in Court for issuing death threats
The Colombo Fort Magistrate yesterday ordered the prison au- thorities to produce former DIG Vaas Gunawardena in Court on Monday in connection with another case, in which he had threatened to kill CID detectives when being questioned about the killing of businessmanMohamedShayam.
Filing a fresh case against the former Western Province (North) DIG, the CID informed Magistrate Dammika Hemapala that the former DIG was arrested on charges of conspiring to kill businessman Mohammed Shayam on June 10. The CID alleged that detectives including ASP Shani Abeysekara and Special Investigations Division OIC Inspector M.A.S. Ranjith Munasinghe had received death threats when Vaas Gunawardene was being questioned at the CID headquarters on June 13.
In a complaint to the CID Special Investigations Division ASP Abesekara alleged that the suspect Vaas 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.”
Meanwhile, the CID detectives told police they believed that the death
In a complaint to the CID ASP Abesekara alleged that the suspect Vaas Gunawardena threatened them saying, Shani, I am a murderer, when I am out see what I will do to you all
threats issued by the former DIG could be considered as a danger to their security and that of their families.
They alleged that the suspect had committed a punishable offence under sections 183, 186 and 486 of the Penal Code and moved Court that the prison authorities be directed to produce the suspect in Court on August 26. Having considered the submissions, the Magistrate ordered the superintendent of the Welikada prison to produce the suspect in court. The Former DIG is currently held under remand custody over two separate cases filed before two Magistrates’ Courts.