For Raviraj’s killing Attorney General turns a deaf ear

Aug 22, 2016

The officers of the criminal investigations department have revealed that in order to proceed with the investigations into the killing of the former Member of Parliament Nadarajah Raviraj the assistance given by the authorities of the Attorney General department is rather negative.

It is reported that the chief suspect in this case is a resident of Switzerland Sivakanthan Viwekananthan alias “Swiss Charan”,To proceed with the hearing in the case he has to be arrested and brought to Sri Lanka under the mutual understanding of the two countries in terms of MLA-Mutual Legal Assistance. The officers of the CID had attempted to arrest him and bring over to Sri Lanka over a period of one year with the assistance of the officials of the Attorney General’s department. But according to the officials of the CID the cooperation received by the related authorities of the Attorney General’s department had been at a very low ebb.

 

This request had been made by the CID from the Attorney General’s department on the 15th September 2015. Those who appear for the Attorney General for this case are the person in charge of the crimes division Additional Solicitor General Attorney at Law Dippula Livera and the Assistant Solicitor General , Attorney at Law Palitha Ranasinghe.

 

It is reported that to arrest Swiss Charan international Red Warrant had been issued as it had been confirmed by the Switzerland Embassy in Sri Lanka. Hence in terms of the MLA procedure the suspect Swiss Charan could be brought to Sri Lanka. This is what the officials of the CID are expecting to happen.

 

All details pertaining to the suspect, nature  and details of the crime of the have been furnished by the police which have been handed over to the Attorney General.After which the duty of the officials of the Attorney General’s department is to hand over the report to the secretary to the ministry of justice. After which the papers should be handed over to the secretary to the ministry of foreign affairs. The secretary to the ministry of foreign affairs should thereafter hand over the case to the Ambassador of the country of the suspect. Then an order has to be issued by the judiciary authorities of that country to send him to this country. This process would take about three to four months.

In this regard a spokesman of the Attorney General’s department had   quipped that this process of the MLA is not something that could be done easily.What had been told was that the law of that country need to be studied. That process would take about six months to one year.

 

The spokesman for the Attorney General’s department had said that this file is handled by a son of a former Chief Justice. Although his work is slow he does an immaculate job. He had said not to worry very soon the matter would be done.

 

Nevertheless this request had been made by the CID over a year ago. There is a suspicion that this delay has been made purposely for the benefit of the two Navy officers who are held in custody. It is reported by the officials of the CID  suspect that the interested parties are the former additional Solicitor General, legal advisor of the Navy Rear Admiral Attorney at law Shavendra Silva and one of his very close associates Uppula Livera who are attempting to prolong the case.

 

 However it has been proved that these two Navy officers  and  the former Chief Minister of  Eastern Province  Shivaneshathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pillayan had been involved directly into the murder of the former Member of Parliament Nadaraja Raviraj.

 

However why this murder was planned and for who’s intention is not known yet. If the main he main suspect in the case Swiss Charan is arrested and brought to Sri Lanka and interrogated these reasons could be revealed. Some facts  have been collected about a responsible person, a high official in the then intelligence service.

 

At the same time in the year 2006 for Raviraj’s killing opposite the Army hospital in Narahenpita to file action against the suspects in the high courts, the officials of the Colombo Magistrates courts have decided as there are sufficient evidence. The charge sheets against them have been furnished. It is learnt that a suspect a close associate of Pilleyan Palanasamy Suresh has fled the country.