The verdict on whether or not to fully release Sri Lanka Freedom Party General Secretary and former Minister Duminda Dissanayake from the case regarding the T56 firearm seized by the police at the Wellawatte Havelock Housing Complex was postponed when the case was taken up yesterday (15).
Accordingly, Mount Lavinia Magistrate Chathurika de Silva ordered the case to be taken up again on the 29th.
The three suspects, including the fourth suspect, Duminda Dissanayake, were produced before the court from the prison and President’s Counsel Sampath Mendis, who appeared for him, told the court that Duminda Dissanayake had been granted bail by the High Court.
President’s Counsel Sampath Mendis, while presenting evidence before the court, stated that although charges were filed against the fourth suspect, Duminda Dissanayake, under Sections 22 and 43 of the Firearms Ordinance, those two charges cannot be maintained, citing several judgments of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal.
Just as the third suspect was acquitted from the case based on the lack of evidence regarding the possession of the firearm, the President’s Counsel requested the court to acquit Duminda Dissanayake in full from this case under Section 186 of the Criminal Procedure Code, as no evidence has been uncovered against Duminda Dissanayake regarding the possession of the firearm.