The Attorney General’s Department has issued no correspondence regarding investigations into an assault on Uthayan’s editor, reported the newspaper. The editor, G Kuganathan was left severely injured when he was attacked in July 2011.
Questions were raised regarding inquiries into the assault at an annual press meet held at Jaffna’s Police Headquarters.
Regional Superintendent Srikuganesan in response to the questions said:
“We had written to the Attorney General’s Department asking for approval to conduct investigations regarding this specific case, but we are yet to receive a response from the department.”
“Because of this we cannot take legal action, but on receiving a response we can commence appropriate action.”
“Meanwhile, a lawyer has been named in association with this attack, so we need approval from the Attorney General to investigate him, as well as to hold further investigations.”
Police have been citing this reason for several months, reports Uthayan, with no arrests having been made over a year after the attack took place.
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