The investigation into the allegation that Chief of Defense Staff Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne threatened the main witness in the case of abduction of 11 youths has been taken over by the Colombo Crime Division (CCD).
It was informed to court yesterday that the investigation into the incident conducted by the Fort Police had been taken over by the CCD on the orders of the Senior DIG in charge of the Western Province. The OIC of the Colombo Crime Division also made a request to fix a date to present the progress of the investigation in a B report.
Accordingly, the Magistrate ordered the Colombo Crimes Division to appear before the court with the Fort Police on January 19 regarding the incident.
The Chief of Defense Staff was arrested and remanded last month for assisting Navy Lieutenant Commander Chandana Prasad Hettiarachchi alias Navy Sampath, the main suspect in the abduction and disappearance of 11 Tamil youths to evade court.
The main witness of the case, Lieutenant Commander Galagamage Laksiri Geethal has lodged a complaint in the Fort Police that he was attacked by the CDS and his aides at the Navy Headquarters in Colombo last month.
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