Sri Lankan international cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka, accused of sexually assaulting a woman in Sydney, remains in custody after a failed bail bid.
The 31-year-old, who is in Australia for the T20 World Cup, was arrested at his Sydney CBD hotel in the early hours of Sunday and was refused bail by a court later in the day.
The left-handed batsman made a second application for release on Monday.
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The 31-year-old, who is in Australia for the T20 World Cup, was arrested at his Sydney CBD hotel in the early hours of Sunday and was refused bail by a court later in the day.
The left-handed batsman made a second application for release on Monday.
Magistrate Robert Williams noted Gunathilaka had no criminal history, but the application for release was later refused.
Outside court, his defence lawyer Ananda Amaranath called the decision “disappointing” adding his client was considering appealing the decision to the Supreme Court.
The bail application was made in a closed court, after the police prosecutor lodged an application to suppress the facts of the case and the indictment against the 31-year-old.
The motion to suppress was opposed by Amaranath and Stephen Coombs, senior legal counsel for Nationwide News.
The pair made similar arguments – that the victim’s name was already unable to be made public, and further suppression orders flew in the face of open justice.
The Sri Lankan man had been holding up well in police custody, his lawyer told media outside court.
“He has the full support of the Sri Lankan High Commissioner and the Sri Lankan Cricket Board. So he is okay,” Amaranath said.
Sri Lanka bowed out of the T20 tournament on Saturday night after losing their final match to England.
He has played nearly 100 T20 and one-day internationals for Sri Lanka as well as a handful of tests.
Suspended
Statement from Sri Lanka Cricket
The Executive Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket decided to suspend national player Danushka Gunathilaka from all forms of cricket with immediate effect and will not consider him for any selections after being informed that Mr. Gunathilaka was arrested and charged with sexual assault of a woman in Australia.
Furthermore, Sri Lanka Cricket will take the necessary steps to promptly carry out an inquiry into the alleged offense, and, upon conclusion of the aforementioned court case in Australia, steps will be taken to penalize the said player if found guilty.
Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to emphasize that it adopts a “zero tolerance” policy for any such conduct by a player and will provide all the required support to the Australian law enforcement authorities to carry out an impartial inquiry into the incident
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Sri Lankan international cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka, accused of sexually assaulting a woman in Sydney, remains in custody after a failed bail bid.
The 31-year-old, who is in Australia for the T20 World Cup, was arrested at his Sydney CBD hotel in the early hours of Sunday and was refused bail by a court later in the day.
The left-handed batsman made a second application for release on Monday.
Watch: Latest report here and here
Also read: Sri Lanka’s Danushka Gunathilaka appears in court on sex assault charges in handcuffs
The 31-year-old, who is in Australia for the T20 World Cup, was arrested at his Sydney CBD hotel in the early hours of Sunday and was refused bail by a court later in the day.
The left-handed batsman made a second application for release on Monday.
Magistrate Robert Williams noted Gunathilaka had no criminal history, but the application for release was later refused.
Outside court, his defence lawyer Ananda Amaranath called the decision “disappointing” adding his client was considering appealing the decision to the Supreme Court.
The bail application was made in a closed court, after the police prosecutor lodged an application to suppress the facts of the case and the indictment against the 31-year-old.
The motion to suppress was opposed by Amaranath and Stephen Coombs, senior legal counsel for Nationwide News.
The pair made similar arguments – that the victim’s name was already unable to be made public, and further suppression orders flew in the face of open justice.
The Sri Lankan man had been holding up well in police custody, his lawyer told media outside court.
“He has the full support of the Sri Lankan High Commissioner and the Sri Lankan Cricket Board. So he is okay,” Amaranath said.
Sri Lanka bowed out of the T20 tournament on Saturday night after losing their final match to England.
He has played nearly 100 T20 and one-day internationals for Sri Lanka as well as a handful of tests.
Suspended
Statement from Sri Lanka Cricket
The Executive Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket decided to suspend national player Danushka Gunathilaka from all forms of cricket with immediate effect and will not consider him for any selections after being informed that Mr. Gunathilaka was arrested and charged with sexual assault of a woman in Australia.
Furthermore, Sri Lanka Cricket will take the necessary steps to promptly carry out an inquiry into the alleged offense, and, upon conclusion of the aforementioned court case in Australia, steps will be taken to penalize the said player if found guilty.
Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to emphasize that it adopts a “zero tolerance” policy for any such conduct by a player and will provide all the required support to the Australian law enforcement authorities to carry out an impartial inquiry into the incident
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