Court orders to arrest Chief of Defence Staff
November 2, 2018 01:11 pm
The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today ordered the CID to arrest Chief of Defence Staff Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne and to produce him before the court.
Fort Magistrate Ranga Dissanayake ordered the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to arrest the Mr Wijegunaratne on or before December 09 and to produce him before the court.
The former Navy Commander is accused of aiding and abetting Lieutenant Commander Chandana Hettiarachchi, also known as ‘Navy Sampath’, the main suspect in the abduction, unlawful detention and murder of 11 youths in 2008 and 2009.
The CID on September 02, 2018 sending a letter to the Chief of Defense Staff had informed him to give a statement regarding the allegations on supporting Navy Sampath to evade the court and/or providing protection by preventing him being arrested.
Hettiarachchi Mudiyanselage Chandana Prasad Hettiarachchi alias ‘Navy Sampath’ was arrested by the CID on August 13, 2018 in connection with the abduction, torture, extortion and murder of 11 persons in 2008 and 2009.
