Former Navy Spokesman futher remanded till July 19

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Former Navy Spokesman Commodore D.K.P Dassanayake who was recently arrested on the charge of aiding and abetting in the abduction and disappearance of 11 youths in 2008 and 2009 was 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 the Magistrate ordered that the suspect be remanded after inspecting him at the ambulance.

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

Previously 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.

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