AG recommends to Supreme Court Not to arrest Tiran
Deputy Solicitor General, President's Counsel Yasantha Kodagoda told the Supreme Court yesterday (27) that Member of Parliament Tiran Alles will not be taken into custody.
Ceylontoday, 2015-05-28 02:05:00
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AG recommends to Supreme Court Not to arrest Tiran
By Stanley Samarasinghe
Deputy Solicitor General, President's Counsel Yasantha Kodagoda told the Supreme Court yesterday (27) that Member of Parliament Tiran Alles will not be taken into custody.
The Deputy Solicitor General made this submission when a fundamental rights petition submitted by Alles to the Supreme Court was taken up for consideration by a bench comprising of Chief Justice K. Sripavan, Justices Eva Wanasundera and Rohini Marasinghe.
Tiran Alles had stated in his petition, that there was an attempt, to unlawfully take him into custody in connection with the incident of the RADA Organization which would violate his fundamental rights and prayed to Court to issue an order preventing his arrest. Attorney-at-Law Sugath Caldera on the instructions of Attorney-at-Law Ms. A. Nepataarachchi together with President's Counsel Romesh De Silva who appeared for Alles, further enlightened Court that Alles had no allegations against him, and it was a political conspiracy and a miscalculation of facts involving Minister Champika Ranawaka.
He claimed Minister Ranawaka is underthe impression that the Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) was politically divided by Alles. The President's Counsel informed the Court that this accusation has been brought against Alles by the Minister Ranawaka as an act of vengeance.
He also said while Alles was the Chairman of the RADA Organization, he had not used his executive powers in any manner.
President's Counsel Romesh De Silva also explained to the Court that a case was filed against Alles earlier that the funds of the RADAOrganization had been provided to the LTTE Organization and subsequently the Attorney General had withdrawn the charges and the case.
Alles is a Member of Parliament. He is a popular business personality who operates a successful newspaper organization. President's Counsel De Silva told Court that Alles has no intention of leaving the country or to avoid judicial proceedings. 'It is incorrect to arrest a politician based on mere suspicion and Alles is ready to assist the investigations', De Silva asserted.
Deputy Solicitor General Yasantha Kodagoda making submissions said that with regard to questioning Alles, or arresting him was required not in relation to accusations made by the previous Attorney General. Although a decision had been taken on 25 April to take Alles into custody, the Deputy Solicitor General said it was not done.
He further said, the intention of arresting Alles was not taken because of the case the Attorney General filed a case against him but later withdrew and the decision to arrest him was not due to those reasons but other allegations. Alles agreed in Court to offer support in respect of the investigations that were being carried out.
The hearing of the petition was postponed to 11th June.
The hearing of the petition was postponed to 11th June.
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