We have not come to any consensus with the suspects – Police

Jan 10, 2016

Sri Lanka police has informed the media that it has not come to any consensus with the members of the security forces who are alleged for the abduction and the disappearance happened during the former regime.

The police have stressed that it will take credible steps to conduct a fair investigation of for alll the murders and disappearances reported to its department.

The Criminal Investigation Department has able to find many important evidences regarding the murder of Nadarajah Raviraj, Lasantha Wickramathunga, Mohamed Wasim Thajudeen and Prageeth Ekneligoda.

The CID has able to reveal that colonel Shammi who was a prime suspect of the disappearance of Prageeth is a very close ally of Patali Champika Ranawaka.

During the investigations conducted the CID has able to reveal vital information’s about the disappearance of colonel Shammi’s driver corporal R.M. Premakumarage. The CID has disclosed that the disappearance of corporal Premakumarage was caused by colonel Shammi for a personal dispute.

18 members of the army has given statements for the murder of Lasantha Wickramathunga

Although the defender vehicle which was deployed to murder Thajudeen has been identified the CID could not identify the people seated inside. The CID has sorted help from international specialists to reveal the people in the CCTV footage.