FR petition filed seeking Karuna Amman’s arrest
June 25, 2020 12:08 pm
A fundamental rights petition has been filed requesting the Supreme Court to issue a directive to the Acting IGP to arrest the Leader of the Tamil United Freedom Front (TUFF) Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan alias Karuna Amman and to enforce the law.
The FR petition has been filed by Kaduwela Municipal Council member and tuition class teacher Boseth Kalahepathirana.
The Attorney General Dappula De Livera, the Acting IGP C.D. Wickramaratne and former deputy minister Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan have been named as respondents in the petition.
The petition states that during a public meeting held in Digamadulla on June 19 the former LTTE leader turned politician Karuna Amman had openly claimed that he is more dangerous than COVID-19 and also that he has killed 2,000 to 3,000 Sri Lankan soldiers in one night at Elephant Pass.
The petitioner states that through this statement Karuna Ammanhas committed offenses under Articles 293 and 294 of the Penal Code as well as the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) Act.
The petitioner further states that according to Section 17(1) of the Evidence Ordinance, this is an acceptance and a confession to a crime.
