Sri Lankan MP accused of murder in Singapore hospital

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Sri Lanka today informed Colombo Magistrate Court that MP Duminda Silva, who is wanted for the murder of a ruling party member, is being treated at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore.
The CID said that a statement had been recorded from the suspect's father and informed the court that the MP, who was injured in the shootout that killed the presidential adviser Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra, is to undergo another surgery. The counsels appearing for the rights of Premachandra requested the court to issue a warrant to arrest him and produce him in court. However, the Additional District Judge Prasanna Alwis said that a warrant is not necessary to arrest the suspect since the judge had already issued an order to arrest him and postponed the case to April 27.