A revelation from the underworld about Eknaligoda

Sunday, 22 January 2012  

An underworld member called Pradeep who has fled to Italy has said that journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda had been kept in a secret location in the Eastern Province before murdering him.

One of the main supporters of the government, Pradeep had fled the country when authorities started to crack down on underworld members.

On January 24^th, it would be two years since Eknaligoda has gone missing. There has so far been no progress in the investigation being carried out into his disappearance and so far no arrests have been made regarding the matter.

However, the legal advisor to the Cabinet, former Attorney general Mohan Peiris told the UN Committee Against Torture that missing journalist Eknaligoda has received asylum in a foreign country.

The government has failed to respond to the request made by the journalist’s family and media organizations to reveal details about Eknaligoda’s whereabouts.