Herman insults the court
- Monday, 14 October 2013
Malinga Herman Gunaratne, who is accused of shooting at protestors in Matara recently, has used his good offices with the President to get the court order directing him to be remanded in the Matara prison to first the Tangalle prison and has later got a detention order to allow him to be admitted to the Merchant’s Ward at the Colombo National Hospital.
He is now in a luxury room at the Merchant’s Ward claiming he needs medical attention.
Ignoring the fact that he is supposed to be in prison, Gunaratne has made a bold decision to even give an interview to Sunday Lankadeepa.
When in remand, a person has to get permission from court to give an interview to the media.
A senior lawyer who spoke about the situation said this incident shows the deterioration of the law and order situation in the country. He added that the Matara Cowboy had showed that a person could be above the law if he has friends in high places.
Meanwhile, when the father is violating the law in this manner, son Maithri Gunaratne and grandson Charitha Gunaratne have visited the Matara SSP’s office on the 13th morning and given another list of names of persons to be arrested in connection with the Matara incident to SSP Deshabandu Tennekoon. There have been 35-40 names in the list and they have been asked to be present at the Matara police station at 8.30 am tomorrow.
Former Foreign Ministers and head of the UNP Communications Division and MP, Mangala Samaraweera has been asked to come to the Matara Police for a special inquiry.
Apart from Samaraweera,UNP seniors like Kithsiri kahathpitiya and Suranimala Rajapakse have also been summoned by the police.
The Matara SSP’s office has summoned additional police personnel from surrounding police stations to the Matara Town tomorrow in preparation for any trouble that could take place. The police personnel are to report to the Matara Police by 7 a.m.
As reported earlier, there’s a plan to arrest several senior UNP members tomorrow with the knowledge of a senior member of the government.
The police officer who gave us the information said that there’s a plan to arrest Samaraweera, who has become a headache to the President and the Defence Secretary, and his supporters.
