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AG decides not o pursue case against ex-Navy Chief over disappearances of 11 youths
The Colombo High Court Trial-at-Bar that hears the case of disappearances of 11 youths in Colombo during 2008 & 2009 was informed by the Attorney General Department that it will not pursue charges against former Navy Commander Admiral of the Fleet Wasantha Karannagoda.
Earlier he was named as the 14th Defendant over the case by the former Attorney General.
When the case was taken up today before a three-judge bench comprising Justices Champa Janaki Rajaratne, Amal Ranaraja and Navaratne Marasinghe, Senior Lawyer Janaka Bandara, appearing on behalf of the Attorney General informed the Court on the department’s decision.
The Court was also told that an interim order was issued by the Court of Appeal against Karanannagoda being named as a defendant following a writ petition filed by the defendant.
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