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Duminda Dissanayake remanded until May 29 over T-56 weapon issue
View(s):By Ranjith Padmasiri
Former Minister Duminda Dissanayake, who was arrested over the detection of an assembled T-56 weapon without a licence, was remanded until May 29 by the acting magistrate Mt Lavinia Shantha Kumara de Silva.
Mr Dissanayake was produced in courts by the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID).
He has been named as the fourth suspect in the case filed under the Firearms Act.
Duminda Dissanayake seen at the court premises yesterday. Pic by Akila Jayawardena
The TID informed courts that the particular weapon had been assembled, and one of the former minister’s employees had handed it over to a woman in the neighbourhood.
Sampath Mendis, PC and Faizer Mustapha, PC appearing on behalf of Mr Dissanayake told court that he has been arrested based on statements made by other suspects and therefore should be careful on deciding on the matter.
They said they would be submitting the legal position before the magistrate on the next court day.
Earlier a 68-year-old woman and her daughter-in-law, a Kazakhstan national, and the employee of the former minister were arrested.
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