Charges have been filed against six people for the 2006 murder of Jaffna MP Nadaraja Raviraj.
Colombo Telegraph reports that of the six against whom the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has filed charges, three are navy personnel and three are former LTTE cadres of the Karuna faction.
One of the six accused is a close ally of former Eastern Province Chief Minister, Pillayan, who is currently under detention in connection with the murder of TNA MP Joseph Pararajasingham.
Navy officer and former police constable arrested over murder of Tamil MP. (04 Oct 2015)