Former Navy Commander Wijegunaratne Named Suspect in Abductions and Killings at Secret Gun Site Camp • Sri Lanka Brief
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The infamous incident of the abduction and disappearance of 11 people, including Tamil youths, for ransom in Colombo and its suburbs in 2008 is an indelible black mark on Sri Lankan political and military history.
Former Navy Commander named suspect in 2008 abduction case
Former Navy Commander Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne Former Navy Commander Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne was today (June 10) named as a suspect in the case concerning the abduction and disappearance of 11 youths in Colombo and its suburbs in 2008. The development came when the case was taken up before the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today. Accordingly, Colombo Fort Magistrate Pasan Amarasena ordered that summons be issued to the former Navy…
Former Navy Commander Wijegunaratne Named Suspect in Abductions and Killings at Secret Gun Site Camp • Sri Lanka Brief
Former Navy Commander Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne has been named as a suspect in connection with the abduction and disappearance of 11 youths, in a major development in one of Sri Lanka’s most controversial human rights cases. He has been summoned to appear before the Fort Magistrate’s Court on 27 July 2026. The case dates back to the 2008–2009 period, when 11 young men—many of them students from Colombo and its suburbs—were allegedly abducte…
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