Another white van extortion revealed

Dec 12, 2015

When the Maxwell Paranagama presidential commission gathered yesterday in search of the disappeared person another white van abduction and extortion payment given was revealed.

Following is the disclosure of a person who came to give evidence.
 
The witness’s brother was abducted in Jaffna Nalloor area on January 13th 2007. In order to release the brother the abductors have demanded Rs. three million. The abductors have taken the witnesses number from the abducted person. The witness party has told the abductors that they don’t have such an amount to pay. After 12 months the abductors have agreed to release the abducted person for Rs. one million.
 
However on February 7th 2008 the witness party has agreed to debit one million for the account given by the abductors and they produced the receipt to the commission today.
 
The witness party said even after giving one million, there is no news about his brother and due to the death threats imposed all during these days he remained silent.
 
The following is the bank receipt confirming the deposit.