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CID detectives yesterday arrested Sergeant-Major Udulagama of the Directorate of Military Intelligence (MI) in connection with the assassination of Lasantha Wickrematunga, former Editor of The Sunday Leader.

The arrest was made yesterday morning when the sergeant-major was in the company of a senior MI official. He was attached to his unit. Mr. Wickrematunga was assassinated while driving to work in 2009 in Ratmalana. The Mt Lavinia Magistrate yesterday granted permission to detain the suspect for 48 hours for the CID to question him.

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