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| Former Minister Douglas Devananda was produced before Gampaha courts today. |
Gampaha Magistrate Court granted bail today (January 9) to former Minister and Secretary General of Eelam Peoples’ Democratic Party (EPDP) Secretary General Douglas Devananda who was taken into custody over the incident of his official weapon, given by Army falls into the hands of underworld gang in Colombo.
Earlier, the court was told that Army had given 13 T56 assault rifles and six revolvers by the army in 2001.
The former minister’s arrest came following information provided by an associate of deceased organised criminal ‘Makandure Madush’ regarding a firearm found by police. He had claimed it had been given to him by Mr Devananda.
The weapon had been identified as having been used in several murders, and investigations have revealed that it had been issued by the army.
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