Judges of panel that heard CJ’s petition threatened
TUESDAY, 08 JANUARY 2013
Judges Anil Gunaratne and K. Skandaraja who were in the panel of judges that heard the petition filed by Chief Justice Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake have been threatened over the telephone say reports.
Colombo Magistrates Court has ordered the police stations at Bambalapitiya and Borella to arrest the persons who had threatened the judges over the telephone and bring them before Court.
Also the telephone companies have been ordered to make available analytical reports on the numbers of the telephones used for threatening calls.
Judge Anil Gunaratne has made a complaint to Borella Police regarding the threatening calls he received and the complaint had been heard by Additional Magistrate Ms. Prabharsha Ranasinghe. Meanwhile, the complaint made by Judge K Skandaraja to Bambalapitiya Police was taken before Colombo Additional Magistrate Tikiri K. Jayatilleke
Appeal Court judges get threatening calls
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TUESDAY,
08 JANUARY 2013
The
Colombo Magistrate’s Court ordered the Borella and Bambalapitiya Police to get
relevant details from phone companies after Court of Appeal Judges S.
Sriskandarajah, and Justice Anil Goonarathne had received threatening phone
calls, the day before the CA delivered its ruling on PSC.
Justice Sriskandarajah had lodged a complaint with the Bambalapitiya police, while Justice Goonarathne had lodged a complaint at the Borella Police.
According to reports Court of Appeal Judge S. Sriskandarajah had received an anonymous call to his residence on the eve of delivering the Court of Appeal Judgment yesterday, the Police said.
The Police said that both Court of Appeal Judges received the calls on January 6 (Sunday). The anonymous caller had threatened the judges not to proceed to court the next day.
The Police said that the call to Justice Sriskandarajah had been made from a public phone booth in Rajagiriya, and they are conducting investigations into the incident.
The Borella and Bambalapitiya Police are conducting investigations into the incident. ( Hafeel Farisz & Dasun Rajapakshe)
Justice Sriskandarajah had lodged a complaint with the Bambalapitiya police, while Justice Goonarathne had lodged a complaint at the Borella Police.
According to reports Court of Appeal Judge S. Sriskandarajah had received an anonymous call to his residence on the eve of delivering the Court of Appeal Judgment yesterday, the Police said.
The Police said that both Court of Appeal Judges received the calls on January 6 (Sunday). The anonymous caller had threatened the judges not to proceed to court the next day.
The Police said that the call to Justice Sriskandarajah had been made from a public phone booth in Rajagiriya, and they are conducting investigations into the incident.
The Borella and Bambalapitiya Police are conducting investigations into the incident. ( Hafeel Farisz & Dasun Rajapakshe)
