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13 Nov 2020

Prisons Dept. grants Pillayan leave

By Sarah Hannan The Department of Prisons has granted approval to Batticaloa District MP and Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP) Leader Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, alias Pillayan, to attend a function at a kovil in the Eastern Province on Wednesday (11), it is learnt. “The Department of Prisons has the authority to grant approval to a prisoner in custody to attend functions while serving a sentence. Chandrakanthan was allowed to take part in a district development meeting held in Batticaloa on Tuesday (10) and then another public function at a kovil on Wednesday,” Commissioner General of Prisons Thushara Upuldeniya told The Morning. [caption id="attachment_93027" align="alignleft" width="300"] Commissioner General of Prisons Thushara Upuldeniya[/caption] The Batticaloa High Court on Tuesday had taken the murder case of former Batticaloa District parliamentarian Joseph Pararajasingham who was slain in 2005 during the Christmas mass, to which Chandarkanthan and four others – namely Edvin Silwa Krishnananthraja, Kanaganayagam (alias Gajan Mama), M. Kaleel, and Mathusinghe (alias Vinoth) – were linked. After Tuesday’s hearing, Chandrakanthan was re-remanded till 24 November. Chandrakanthan’s lawyers requested that the court grant him permission to preside at the district development meeting, of which Chandrakanthan is the Chairman, that was to take place the same day as well as a function in a kovil the following day. While the Batticaloa Prison Superintendent had not objected to the request, the State Councilor had objected, which was later ruled by the Batticaloa High Court Judge noting that if the Commissioner General of Prisons permits the prisoner in remand custody, he could attend the meeting and take part in the religious event.  

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