The Court of Appeal was informed on Monday (Dec 04) of an alleged conspiracy to murder former Director of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Shani Abeysekera, it was reported.
According to reports, the Attorney General had informed the court that the State Intelligence Service had uncovered information related to a conspiracy to kill Abeysekera in a car accident.
The court was informed in this regard when the writ petition filed by Shani Abeysekera, seeking an order instructing the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and other respondents to provide sufficient security for him due to life threats, was taken up for consideration.
The Attorney General’s statement was conveyed by the Additional Solicitor General to the Court of Appeal two-judge bench consisting of justices Nisshanka Bandula Karunaratne and Vikum Kaluarachchi.
The court had previously issued an order to the Victims and Witnesses Protection Authority to submit a report on the nature of the threats against Shani Abeysekera.
The Additional Solicitor General submitted to the court yesterday the report by the Victims and Witnesses Protection Authority related to the threats to Shani Abeysekera.
The report confirmed that there were threats to the life of Abeysekera and also revealed details of the conspiracy to kill him in a car accident.
Pointing out that only an old motorcycle and three Police Officers have been allocated for security, the lawyer representing Abeysekera informed the court that insufficient security has been provided to his client at present.
He further alleged that although the Victims and Witnesses Protection Authority had issued an order to the IGP to provide adequate protection to the petitioner, it has not been fulfilled so far.
Taking into consideration all the facts presented, the Court of Appeal Judge Bench ordered the case to be convened on December 14 to issue an appropriate order regarding the petition. (NewsWire)