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Former Navy Spokesman remanded till July 19

 

Former Navy Spokesman Commodore D.K.P Dassanayake arrested on the charge of aiding and abetting in the abduction and disappearance of 11 Tamil youths in 2008 and 2009 was yesterday ordered to be remanded till July 19 by the Colombo Fort Magistrate.

Former Navy Spokesman was brought to the Court premises in an ambulance and Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne ordered to remand the suspect after inspecting him at the ambulance. 

On July 12, the CID arrested the suspect at the Sri Lanka Navy base in Welisara following a comprehensive investigation into this incident. 

Meanwhile, the Magistrate issued an order directing the Prison Superintendent to provide special protection to the suspect while in remand custody.  

The Colombo Fort Magistrate earlier rejected a request made by former Navy Media Spokesman D.K.P. Dassanayake to leave the country for a foreign course.

At a previous occasion, the CID informed Court that the eleven youth  abducted by unidentified groups in Colombo and surrounding areas in 2008, were taken to underground detention cells at a navy camp in Trincomalee which was supervised by a Navy Lieutenant Commander.

The missing persons was abducted by unidentified group at Dehiwala, Battaramulla and Wattala in 2008 and 2009.

 The OIC of CID’s Gang Robbery Unit-Inspector Nishantha Silva prosecuted.

Counsel Achala Seneviratne appeared for the aggrieved parties.


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