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Travel ban on key witness in youth abductions case temporarily lifted

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The travel ban imposed on Lieutenant Commander G. Laksiri, a key witness in a youths abduction case, was temporarily lifted by the court today (Jul 17).

The order was issued by Fort Magistrate Ranga Dissanayake when the case was taken up for hearing this morning.

Lt. Cdr. Laksiri, is a key witness in the case concerning the alleged abduction and enforced disappearances of 11 youths from Colombo and its whereabouts in 2009.

Meanwhile, the case filed against Admiral Ravindra Wijegunawardena over the case was also postponed until October 9.

Wijegunawardena, the Chief-of-Defence Staff, has been accused of harbouring former Lt. Cdr. Chandana Prasad Hettiarachchi alias 'Navy Sampath', who is also a suspect in the case.

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