Never were there links between Prageeth and LTTE intelligence -CID officer; Suspects told expose true culprit and save your skin

(Lanka-e-News -07.Sep.2015, 4.10PM) In the abduction and murder of Lanka e news journalist Prageeth Ekneliyagoda by the group of army personnel led by Lieutenant Colonel Shammi Kumararatne on the orders of ex defense secretary Gotabaya Rajapakse, the story created that Ekneliyagoda had links with the LTTE intelligence division is an absolute lie, and there is no evidence at all to substantiate it , an officer of the CID conducting investigations told  Lanka e news. 

He went on to reveal , after the conclusion of the war ,all  the documents and registers of LTTE intelligence division leader Pottu Amman were scrutinised, but there was no indication anywhere that Prageeth and LTTE intelligence division had links.

The officer also bemoaned , the group that abducted Prageeth , and the team that helped them are via their media friends concocting fairy tales that Prageeth had connections with the LTTE intelligence division in order to mislead the investigations. But unfortunately for them the investigations are progressing duly despite their callous determination and attempts to divert  the investigations.

Information in regard to who abducted Prageeth and interrogated while detaining him at the Girithale camp ,and  who gave the orders? have been unearthed , and investigations are now on to determine the fate of  Prageeth’s body . After all the facts are ascertained , the culprits will be hauled up  before court , and legal action instituted , the CID officer disclosed.

Meanwhile , a defense ministry spokesman told Lanka e news that not only in relation to Prageeth’s abduction and murder , even in the other illegal abductions and murders , those army officers responsible are now whimpering that they acted because of  the instructions of Gotabaya.

The defense ministry has advised  these officers ,since Gotabaya’s group is not going to return to power , it is better  these officers come forward feralessly and reveal the truth regarding the individual who gave them the illegal orders to abduct and murder , so that they can by their confessions  get the maximum clemency  in court without getting into further trouble, the spokesman  revealed.

Niether the president nor the Prime minister is giving instructions to save any officer of the forces who was involved in these illegal activities ,the defense ministry spokesman added

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by     (2015-09-07 10:45:36)