Gangodawila magistrate Kanishka Wijeratne yesterday (02) granted bail for Gamage.

Several top politicians of the government had influenced the IGP not to arrest Gamage, and only prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and law and peace minister Sagala Ratnayake had not done so.

Ratnayake has instructed the CID to write down in the case file the names of persons who had influenced them against Gamage’s arrest.

Confirmation of judiciary’s unreliability

Meanwhile, the Anti Corruption Front alleges this incident goes onto establish the world opinion that the country’s judiciary cannot be trusted.

ACF consultant Keerthi Tennakoon told the media today that a major protest would be organized if the police, attorney general and the wildlife officials cannot resolve the unlicensed elephants issue on their own.

Bail not possible after 3.45 pm

Transparency International Sri Lanka chief, lawyer Lakshan Dias said the court had granted bail for Gamage at 6.45 pm, although the court registrar does not accept bail after 3.45 pm.

He raised a question as to whom the bail for Gamage was paid at 6.45 pm, about which the justice minister, chairman of the Judicial Services Commission and the chief justice should hold an investigation.

Dias described this as an instance of prostitution of powers of the judiciary.