CID to pay a visit to Former President Rajapaksa

The CID has informed that its officers will visit Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa on August 17 to obtain a statement from him. According to sources, the purpose of the visit will be to record a statement regarding the abduction and torture of former Editor of the Nation newspaper Keith Noyahr. 

CID said the notice regarding the visit was handed over on August 13. The statement is set to be recorded at his residence in Wijerama Mawatha at 10 am on the said date. 

Police HQ says the reason for obtaining a statement from Rajapaksa is due to the information revealed by Speaker Karu Jayasuriya. The CID had recorded an almost five-hour-long statement from the Speaker previously. He is said to have claimed that he received the first information regarding the abduction and spoke to Rajapaksa in a bid to save Noyahr.