Assault on journalist Noyahr: army personnel suspended
February 20, 2017
The service of the army personnel including a Major who were arrested and remanded on the charges of abducting and assaulting journalist Keith Noyahr have been suspended, it was reported.
Five army personnel were remanded by the Mt. Lavinia Magistrate’s Court over the incident earlier.
Noyahr, the former Deputy Editor of an English weekly newspaper, was abducted on May 22, 2008. A day later, he was dropped off near his residence, badly beaten up and bruised. He spent days in the hospital after the attack before he left the country.
February 20, 2017The service of the army personnel including a Major who were arrested and remanded on the charges of abducting and assaulting journalist Keith Noyahr have been suspended, it was reported.
Five army personnel were remanded by the Mt. Lavinia Magistrate’s Court over the incident earlier.
Noyahr, the former Deputy Editor of an English weekly newspaper, was abducted on May 22, 2008. A day later, he was dropped off near his residence, badly beaten up and bruised. He spent days in the hospital after the attack before he left the country.
