Court extends remand for Sivaram murder suspect

[TamilNet, Monday, 27 June 2005, 15:12 GMT]
The Kaduwela Magistrate Champa Janaki Perera extended the remand for the suspect Mr. Sriskandarajah alias Peter to 5 July in the assasination case of veteran journalist Dharmaratnam Sivaram, legal sources said. The scheduled identification parade for the suspect, an ex-PLOTE commander, did not take place as there were no witnesses present at the courts, sources added.

The Kaduwela Magistrate post-poned the identification parade to July 5, sources said.