Colombo Fort Magistrate Pasan Amarasena ordered that summons be issued calling the 19th and 20th witnesses, President’s Counsel Rienzie Arsecularatne and Attorney-at-Law Udara Muhandiramge, to give evidence over the death of Kapila Chandrasena.

An order had been scheduled to be delivered today on whether the 19th and 20th witnesses, namely President’s Counsel Rienzie Arsecularatne and Udara Muhandiramge, were required to give evidence in connection with the death of Kapila Chandrasena.On the previous date, President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka, Rajeev Amarasuriya, and several other attorneys-at-law, appearing on behalf of President’s Counsel Rienzie Arsecularatne and Udara Muhandiramge, submitted that the Magistrate could consider whether the 19th and 20th witnesses were required to be summoned before court to give evidence at the inquest.Following this consideration, the Magistrate ordered that the 19th and 20th witnesses, President’s Counsel Rienzie Arsecularatne and his junior counsel, Udara Muhandiramge, be summoned to give evidence at the magisterial inquiry and issued summons requiring them to appear on June 5.