Hasitha Samantha alias ‘Sarpaya’ acquitted and released from double murder case
Hasitha Samantha Muhandiram alias Sarpaya
Former member of the Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council Hasitha Samantha Muhandiram alias ‘Sarpaya’ has been acquitted and released from the case against him over a double murder in 1999.
Colombo High Court Judge Nawaratne Marasinghe delivered the decision when the case was taken up today (June 20).
The former politician was charged for the murders of former Sabaragamuwa provincial council Member Ranjith Nandasena and his security officer, who had been shot and killed, placed inside a vehicle and set ablaze in the Kalawana area in 1999.
The Judge had noted that Sri Lanka Police had carried out the investigations in a negligent manner, and the evidence, including the Judicial Medical evidence, lacked credibility.
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Of course, the corrupt, komis-earning SL Police,
Can they ever do their job properly? The thattaya DIG Deshabandu, who was mauled in the streets, is the outstanding example.
The liberated ‘Sarpaya’ should be nominated as a National List MP and be made Minister for Law and Order under the”N-Sena*Ranil-R” Govt.