The Batticaloa Magistrate today (10) ordered the further remand of three individuals, including former State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, alias Pillayan, and two military intelligence informants, until November 23.
The three were arrested in connection with the shooting deaths of five people using a T-56 firearm in Batticaloa in 2008. The order was issued by the Batticaloa Magistrate after Pillayan was produced before court via video technology, said Ada Derana reporter.
The incidents under investigation include the shooting deaths of two individuals, including a police officer, in Kallady; the shooting deaths of two individuals, including a member of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP) party, in Kattankudy; and the abduction and murder of a businessman in the Vavunathivu, Karayakkanthivu area in 2008.
Meanwhile, when the case was taken up in open court today (10), the remanded suspects, military intelligence informants Mohamed Sifan and Mohamed Sakeed, were produced before the court in person, while Pillayan appeared via video technology.
Accordingly, the Magistrate ordered that the three individuals, including Pillayan, be further remanded until November 23.
The Magistrate also directed that the open warrant previously issued against Razik Mohamed Faiz, alias “Police Faiz”, who is reportedly hiding in London, remain in force.
