CID Unearths More Details

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) is still conducting a comprehensive investigation into the abduction of six Tamil youths from Colombo allegedly by Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) officers.

Three SLN officers have already been taken into custody by the CID in connection with the abduction of six Tamil youths from Colombo during the latter part of the war, Police spokesman ASP Ruwan Gunasekera said.

“These abductions have taken place during the latter part of the war and they had been detained at Navy camps in Trincomalee and at Chaithya Road in Colombo.

National identity cards of these abducted youths had been found in the possession of one Navy officer at the time of his arrest,” he said.

According to the police spokesman, some Navy officers who have given evidence to the CID had stated that these youth had been abducted from Mt. Lavinia and how a senior Navy officer abducted these youths and took them away in a white van.

“Out of these three navy officers two had gone on retirement when they were arrested, while the other was in service. It is also stated that some, who are still in service, are making efforts to safeguard the suspects,” the police spokesman said.