Former Presidential security chief pleads guilty

Former president Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga’s security chief Nihal Karunaratna pleaded guilty to threatening police officers.

Chargers were framed against Karunaratna for threatening a group of police officer’s who went to arrest a suspect allegedly associated with under world gangs in 2000.

The suspect Baddegana Sanjeewa was previously attached to the presidential security division and was later killed at a shoot out blamed on a rival gang.

Once the accused pleaded guilty the counsel from the attorney general’s department pointed out that interference of a senior officer in carrying out legitimate duties of the Police is matter of serious concern and that the court could sentence him for a period of up to two years and in addition impose a fine.

Sentencing was postponed, BBC reports.