Suspect arrested under the PTA released on bail
The Anuradhapura High court ordered yesterday for a suspect arrested under PTA and detained in prison for 8 years, to be released on bail. When this case was taken up before Anuradhapura High Court, judge Upsli gunawardene issued this order.
The Attorney General filed a case in the 2009, regarding Vanni District MP, Adaikalam Selvanathan speaking in DAN TV, in war creating dissatisfaction among people on the Government and Anthonypillai Mariyaseelan acting in support for it.
At the outset of the case, Selvam Adaikalanathan was released by the judge, and Mariyaseelan was remanded.
Although this case was heard in Vavuniya, later the AG transferred it to Anuradhapura.When this case taken up for hearing yesterday, Senior AAL Sri Kantha appeared fro the accused. The State AAL informed the court that the AG had accepted a request by defence had been accepted by the AG.
Thereupon the judge ordered the accused to be released on two surety bails of Rs.500,000/= each and a cash bail of Rs.10,000/=