The Judicial Services Commission (JSC) has sought an explanation from Magistrate Thilina Gamage over the incident where he allegedly attempted to barge into the elephant orphanage in Pinnawala and obstructed the work of its officials. Highly placed sources of the Commission told the Daily News yesterday that the JSC had sent a letter to the Magistrate, demanding an explanation over the controversy.
It was reported in some sections of the media that the Magistrate allegedly entered the Orphanage in a Montero jeep with an armed police personnel through an entrance reserved for elephants.
Media reports further said the Magistrate allegedly obstructed the work of its officials and threatened them when they attempted to prevent the Magistrate from entering the orphanage.
Senior State Counsel Dileepa Peiris requested Colombo Chief Magistrate Gihan Pilapitiya on February 10 to direct the IGP to hold an inquiry into the incident.
The Colombo Chief Magistrate had earlier ordered that all elephant calves that were kept illegally under the custody of certain individuals be sent to the Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage under the supervision and care of a veterinary surgeon.
Accordingly, a large number of elephant calves that had been kept illegally had been taken to the orphanage.
It was against this backdrop that the Magistrate's alleged attempt to enter the elephant orphanage through an entrance reserved for elephants created a controversy among the legal circles.
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