By Cyril Wimalasurendre
KANDY – Two suspects
remanded for keeping a baby elephant without a permit at a private
house in Gannoruwa, Peradeniya were allowed bail by the Kandy
Additional Magistrate Shrinith Wijesekara, last Friday (16).
The
Magistrate recorded a bail order of Rs. 25,000 in cash with two
sureties for Rs. 200,000 each with a bond to the value of Rs. 500,000
each.
The suspects Waruna Lanka Wijesinghe Kannangara and
Wathupola Ralalage Somarathne, both from Horana, were ordered to appear
in court on September 25 by the magistrate.
The suspects were ordered bail after consideration of a motion tendered to court by their lawyer.
The suspects were earlier remanded till May 20 after being arrested with the baby elephant at a house in Gannoruwa May 08.
When
the bail application was considered by the additional Magistrate
Shrinith Wijesekara yesterday (16) Kalinga Indatissa P.C.
attorneys-at-law Anura Premaratne and Dinesh Senaratne supported the
bail application by Attorney-at-law A. Jameel.
Attorneys-at-law Bandara Karunanayake and Shantha Ratnyake appeared for the Environmental Protection organisations.
Assistant Director of Wildlife W. A. A. D. U. Indrajith appeared for the Wildlife Department.
The baby elephant, Saliya, about five years old has been handed over to the Udawalawa Elephant Transit Home.
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