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Sivaram
killing: PLOTE cadre evading arrest They said the suspect was believed to be the person who allegedly fired the shots that led to Mr. Sivaram’s death. Detectives said so far only one suspect known as Sriskandarajah, has been arrested in connection with the murder inquiry. They said though no witnesses had identified the suspect the SIM card of Mr. Sivaram’s mobile phone was found in his possession. Investigators said the suspect who is alleged to have driven the jeep in which Mr. Sivaram was taken away has not disclosed how he came to possess the journalist’s SIM card. Police said the investigations had revealed that the vehicle belonged to PLOTE leader, Dharmalingam Siddarthan and they had granted permission for the vehicle to be released to Mr. Siddarthan, but he had so far not come to collect it. Meanwhile the suspect Sriskandarajah’s counsel had requested the case to be transferred from the Kaduwela courts to Avissawella High Court for the purpose of obtaining bail. Though six witnesses turned up at the suspect’s identification parade, none were able to identify the suspect. Colombo Crime Division Inspector Rajapaksa told Chief Magistrate Champa Janaki Rajaratna that as the investigations were still continuing the suspect should be further remanded. Dharmaretnam Sivaram, 46, was a senior editor of the Tamilnet website and a writer for an English-language paper. Known to be a fearless champion of the Tamil cause, he was abducted from a restaurant on April 28 and his body found early the next day close to the parliament complex. Mr Sivaram had been gagged and shot in the head. |
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