The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) informed court today (Dec 2) that statements were being recorded from the Navy's Ground Operations Director, Rear Admiral Serasinghe.
This was in regard to the case where the main witness regarding the abduction and disappearance of 11 youths in an alleged Navy abduction racket was allegedly threatened and obstructed. The CID made this observation before the Fort Magistrate Ranga Dissanayake when the case was taken up before the court today.
The Court was informed that the main witness Lieutenant Commander Krishantha Welagedara informed the CID's Senior DIG Ravi Seneviratne regarding these threats through statements recorded according to an affidavit.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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