Aiding and abetting abduction of Tamil youths in 2008:
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID)yesterday arrested former Navy Spokesman Commodore D.K.P Dassanayake on the charge of aiding and abetting in the abduction and disappearance of 11 Tamil youths in 2008.
“The CID has started a comprehensive investigation into this incident and Dassanayake was arrested.
The arrest was based on information unearthed by the investigators during the investigation,” Police spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekera said.
A CID team arrested him at the Sri Lanka Navy base in Welisara after being questioned over the incident. He was to be produced before the Fort Magistrate last evening.
Fort Chief Magistrate Lanka Jayaratnen on Tuesday ordered that another Navy Officer who was allegedly involved in the abduction of 11 Tamil youths in 2008 be apprehended.