D.V. Upul allowed to go abroad

Hambantota District Provincial Councillor D.V. Upul who was charged with threatening FCID officers in a speech made by him, was today allowed by a Colombo Magistrate, to go abroad upon furnishing a surety bond of Rs 500.000.

He was earlier charged with making a threatening speech on May 31 this year stating that officers of the Financial Crime Investigation Division should be stoned to death.

Yesterday when the case was called before Colombo Chief Magistrate Gihan Pilapitiya, the Counsel who appeared for Mr. Upul pleaded to allow his client who was restrained from leaving the country to go abroad.

On considering the plea, the Magistrate allowed Mr. Upul to go abroad. He was earlier released on Rs 25,000 cash bail with two sureties for Rs one million on each of them.

In addition to the earlier bail he was once against released on the bond for Rs 500.000. The CID during their investigations had recovered a second Identity card of the suspect which had a false date of birth. The case was postponed for November 12.