Protection for the army soldiers who killed Ekneligoda

- Aug 20, 2015

The Island newspaper reported the ongoing investigations has been halted due to the protection given by few security chiefs for the four soldiers who are pending arrest for alleged murder of the disappeared journalist Prageeth Ekneligoda.

Despite the police has informed the army to submit these four soldiers they have not given them so far until yesterday the 19th.

 

Earlier the Criminal Investigation Department arrested two soldiers attached to the army intelligence and a retired army sergeant major for the abduction and killing of the journalist Prageeth Ekneligoda. During the investigations many information’s with regard to the abduction was revealed. Later they were released.

 

Jounalist Prageeth Ekneligida was abducted and detained in the Girithale army camp and questioned for three days. The four army soldiers who are pending arrest are the main suspects of the murder of Prageeth Ekneligoda who has been identified during the investigations.