Former Navy Spokesman Commodore D.K.P Dassanayake was further remanded till August 2 by the Colombo Fort Magistrate.
Dassanayake was brought to the Court premises in an ambulance from the Welisara Navy hospital. The Magistrate ordered the suspect be further remanded after inspecting him in the ambulance.
Dassanayake was arrested on the charge of allegedly aiding and abetting the abduction and disappearance of 11 youths in 2008 and 2009
On July 12, the CID arrested the suspect at the Sri Lanka Navy base in Welisara following an investigation into the incident.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
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Cabinet has approved the appointment of Commodore (retired) M.B.N.A. Premaratne of the Sri Lanka Navy, as the new Commissioner General of Excise.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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