Colombo (News 1st): The Attorney General has directed an indictment to the Colombo High Court under section 198 of the penal code against Former Senior DIG Anura Senanayake for providing false information to protect the accused offenders in the Wasim Thajudeen murder case from legal action and punishment.

This was confirmed to News 1st by State Counsel Nishara Jayaratne, the coordinating officer to the Attorney General.

Anura Senanayake has been charged with knowing or having reason to believe that an offence punishable with death has been committed, provide false information with screening the offender from legal punishment.

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