Court orders reasoned post-mortem report and formal investigation into Kavantissa’s death

Daily Mirror reports that Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya said the government was taking legal action over tusker Kawanthissa’s death. She also stressed the need to prevent wildlife being killed by shootings, set-guns and electrocution. Newswire reports that she called for strict enforcement of environmental laws.

Lankadeepa reports that Amarasuriya said a tragedy like Kawanthissa’s should not be allowed to happen again. Ada Derana reports that she described the government as deeply saddened by the tusker’s death.

Ada Derana reports that the Environment Ministry’s minister said an independent investigation would be conducted into Kawanthissa’s death. Its Sinhala-language report says the ministry complained to the Criminal Investigation Department and police, seeking a wider inquiry into the death and threats against wild elephants. Hiru News reports that the ministry requested a special investigation into wildlife killings.

Hiru News reports that a protest against Kawanthissa’s death was held outside the Environment Ministry. The reports provide no further details about the protest or the investigation’s timetable.

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