State Counsel Keshani Wijesinghe, showing on behalf of the Lawyer Basic, knowledgeable court docket yesterday (26) that the Lawyer Basic’s Division of Sri Lanka is sustaining steady oversight and shut supervision of the police investigations into allegations that former Atamasthanadhipathi, Ven. Pallegama Hemarathana Thera, critically abused an underage lady.
She made this submission when the case was taken up as soon as once more earlier than Siyapath Sasindu Wickramaratne on the Anuradhapura Justice of the Peace’s Courtroom, marking the primary look by the Lawyer Basic’s Division in reference to the matter.
When the case was referred to as, the Chief Justice of the Peace sought an replace from the Nittambuwa Police Station concerning the progress of the investigations.
Chief Inspector P. M. Anura Gunawardena of the Nittambuwa Police said that the report regarding the preliminary DNA examination had already been acquired, whereas the second DNA report was nonetheless pending.
Police additional knowledgeable the court docket that phone evaluation studies in regards to the cell phones of the suspect monk, the alleged sufferer and the sufferer’s mom had already been obtained and submitted to court docket as a part of the continued investigations.
Kalinga Indatissa, showing for Ven. Hemarathana Thera, said that he didn’t intend to make any particular submissions at this stage, because the matter remained beneath investigation.
Having thought of the submissions made, the Chief Justice of the Peace of Anuradhapura directed the Chief Inspector of Nittambuwa Police to acquire the recommendation of the Lawyer Basic in relation to the case and ordered that the matter be referred to as once more on 21 August.
