The case of the assassination of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP Nadaraja Raviraj is to take place before a special jury, the Colombo high court was reported by the Daily Mirror to have said today.
Mr Raviraj was murdered along side his driver in 2006. Six people have been indicted.
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