Fort Magistrate Pasan Amarasekara told the open court that he was dissatisfied with the investigations conducted into the mobile phone of former Sri Lankan Airlines executive Kapila Chandrasena, who reportedly died by hanging under suspicious circumstances.

The Magistrate also said he would inform the Inspector General of Police (IGP) of the matter.The Magistrate made these remarks when the complaint relating to the investigation into the death of Kapila Chandrasena, the former Chief Executive Officer of Sri Lankan Airlines, who died under mysterious circumstances, was taken up for hearing.He also informed the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) that he was dissatisfied with the investigations into the deceased’s mobile phone.When the complaint relating to the incident was taken up, officers of the Colombo Crimes Division submitted a report outlining the progress of the investigation.

They informed the court that a request had been sent to Apple through the Ministry of Justice to obtain data from the deceased’s mobile phone.The CCD further informed the court that Apple had stated that the relevant data would be retained for only 90 days. The 90-day period would expire on 29 November, the officers said.The Magistrate then questioned the police officers, asking whether the data on the mobile phone would be lost after the 90-day period.In response, the officers said they had made a further request to Apple regarding the matter but had not yet received a response.

The Magistrate then asked: “Why have the Inspector General of Police or the Attorney General not been informed that it has not been possible to obtain valuable data relating to an incident of this nature?”