Duminda Silva arrives in parliament after 18 months of leave

Duminda Silva arrives in parliament after 18 months of leave

June 19, 2013   01:27 pm

MP Duminda Silva arrived in Parliament a short while ago for the first time in 18 months following the shooting incident in Kolonnawa that resulted in the death of former MP Baratha Lakshman Premachandra in 2011.

The UPFA Parliamentarian was hospitalised with gunshot wounds to the head following the incident in Kolonnawa on October 8, 2011.

MP Silva was further treated in Singapore where he made his recovery and returned to the island.

Charge sheets were filed against 13 suspects including MP Duminda Silva over the murders of four persons including former Parliamentarian and Presidential Adviser Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra.
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