12.3.2008
Velupillai
Prabakaran and his key lieutenants are charged in the
murder of former Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar.
In
Colombo, Sri Lanka’s Attorney General filed the
case against Velupillai Prabhakaran, Pottu Amman alias
Shiva Shankar, Charles alias Charlis Master, Komadee Manimekala
alias Madee, Muttaiyah Sahadevan and Isithor Arokyanathan
alias Babu for conspiring with another LTTE member Vinothan
to assassinate Minister Kadirgamar and committing the
murder as a result of the conspiracy.
The
former Minister was assassinated in a sniper attack at
his residence in Longden Place, Colombo as he was entering
his premises after a swim on August 12, 2005.
According
to the charges, they had conspired at Killinochchi and
at Colombo between January 01, 2005 and August 12, 2005
to kill Lakshman Kadirgamar a fellow Tamil.
The
charge sheet includes 19 productions while 28 witnesses
including Assistant Superintendent of Police Palitha Fernando
and retired Judicial Medical Officer L.B.L.D. Alwis enlisted.
The Colombo High Court earlier issued an arrest warrant
on LTTE leader Prabhakaran who was convicted for the Central
Bank truck bombing in 1996 that killed 91 persons and
sentenced him to 200 years rigorous imprisonment.
Earlier,
late High Court Judge Sarath Ambepitiya convicted Prabhakaran
in absentia for planning the Central Bank bombing that
also wounded 300 people. The case was fixed for April
2nd.
Furthermore,
Parabakaran and his intelligence chief Pottu Amman are
proclaimed convicts in the murder of former Indian Prime
Minister Rajiv Gandhi and others who were blown up on
21 May 1991, at an election rally at Sriperumbudur near
Chennai in a suicide attack and wanted in India.
Latest
reports revealed that Indian Government used to send on
regular intervals the request for the extradition of the
absconding fugitives to law – Velupillai Prabakaran
and Pottu Amman alias Shiva Shankar to Sri Lanka Government.
The latest request Sri Lanka Government received for the
ir extradition from India according to sources was three
months ago.
Courtesy
Asian Tribune