Embassy official arrested over human trafficking to Oman remanded

 

The third secretary of Sri Lanka Embassy in Oman, E.Kushan who was arrested earlier today in connection with the human trafficking ring, has been placed behind bars on remand until December 13.

He was produced before Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court after the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officers arrested him upon arriving at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake early this morning.Following his arrest, the suspect was taken to the Human Trafficking, Smuggling Investigation and Maritime Crime Investigation Division of the CID.

He is also accused of sexually harassing the Sri Lankan women, who were subjected to violence by their employers, staying at the safe house of belonging to the embassy.The arrest was made based on the investigations conducted on a complaint filed by one of the women victimized by Kushan and a statement obtained from the second secretary of the embassy.

When the case was called today, the defence attorney Chanaka Ranasinghe told the court that his client is not in any way involved in this human trafficking racket.The accused also pleaded not guilty to the sexual harassment charges levelled against him.