{"id":168915,"date":"2016-10-14T14:52:47","date_gmt":"2016-10-14T09:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=168915"},"modified":"2016-10-14T14:54:00","modified_gmt":"2016-10-14T09:24:00","slug":"judiciary-under-pressure-from-maithri-releases-army-intelligence-officer-who-assaulted-former-rivira-editor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/judiciary-under-pressure-from-maithri-releases-army-intelligence-officer-who-assaulted-former-rivira-editor\/","title":{"rendered":"Judiciary Under Pressure From Maithri; Releases Army Intelligence Officer Who Assaulted Former Rivira Editor"},"content":{"rendered":"

With undue pressure from President Maithripala Sirisena, an Army Intelligence Officer who was identified as the culprit behind the assault of former editor of Rivira Newspaper, Upali Tennakoon<\/span><\/a> and his wife was released on bail today.<\/p>\n

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Gampaha Magistrate Kaweendra Nanayakkara<\/p><\/div>\n

Gampaha Magistrate Kaweendra Nanayakkara ordered Army Intelligence Officer Premananda Udalagama<\/span><\/a>\u00a0to be released on a cash bail of Rs. 25,000 and three sureties of Rs. 500,000.<\/p>\n

The decision comes just days after President Sirisena launched a verbal attack<\/span><\/a> against the arresting and remanding of Army Intelligence Officers who have been involved in various criminal activities including being linked to murder.<\/p>\n

In August, Upali Tennakoon has identified Army Intelligence Officer Premananda Udalagame as his attacker.<\/p>\n

Just days after the assassination of Founder Editor of Sunday Leader Lasantha Wickrematunge<\/span><\/a>, Tennakoon and his wife came under attack in Gampaha in January 2009. The culprits came on motorbikes and followed a similar attack style which was carried out to attack Wickrematunge, although the attack on Tennakoon was not meant to be fatal.<\/p>\n

Despite Nanayakkara releasing Udalagama on bail, Mount Lavinia Magistrate yesterday further remanded Udalagama till October 28<\/span><\/a> over his alleged involvement in the murder of Wickrematunge.<\/p>\n

A couple of months ago in a Facebook post, Nanayakkara called on the Attorney General to ‘think before he leaps’ and also asked the AG’s officers to think before they spoke in connection to a case against Thilina Gamage who was released on bail for illegally possessing an elephant. “The AG must realise when to tie his dogs and keep then on a leash. Each judge of minor judiciary has one time or the other encountered with Gamage and thereby run a risk of having an allegation thrown against him by AG and ignorant media (undoubtedly backed by that officer of AG. If I may ask, why take such a risk)” she said in her post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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