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?????????????????????????????????????????????????Thursday, June 8, 2017
Keith Noyahr Abduction And Assault: Gota Goes Numb
The Keith Noyahr abduction investigation finally took a decisive turn when the CID questioned Gotabaya Rajapaksa,
the former Secretary to the ministry of of Defence of Mahinda
Rajapaksa’s Presidency. Gotabaya, a younger brother of former President
Mahinda Rajapaksa was questioned at the CID Offices in Fort on 2nd of
June. Early into this investigation the CID arrested and remanded Major
Prabjath Bulathwatte, Sergeant Duminda Weeraratne, Sergeant Hemachandra
Perera, Corporals Lasantha Wimalaweera and Nishantha Jayatillake, all
serving officers of the Military Intelligence led by Gen. Kapila
Hendavitharne and his immediate subordinate Brig. Amal Karunatilleke.
Going by circumstantial and other documented evidence the CID
had gathered, finally Gotabaya Rajapaksa was summoned to record his
statement. Colombo Telegraph learns from CID sources that Gotabaya
Rajapaksa had early into his statement deflected the responsibility of
Colombo’s security to Gen Hendavitharne and Brig. Amal Karunatilleke,
who reported to (then) Gen. Sarath Fonseka, the serving Army Commander
at the time of this crime.
Confronted by conflicting evidence, the CID continued to question on
evidence available that the then President Mahinda Rajapaksa did call
Gotabaya subsequent to a plea by the Editor of the Nation Lalith
Alahakoon. Alahakoon had called President Mahinda Rajapaksa for his help
when Keith Noyahr was abducted. This late night call resulted in
Mahinda Rajapaksa calling Gotabaya Rajapaksa who in turn did
intervene. Major Bandara Bulathwatte at this time was at the Dompe safe
house and answered the phone saying “Yes Sir, Yes Sir…..”.Keith Noyahr
who was being assaulted at this safe house heard this one sided
conversation. He was released a little while thereafter.
The CID questioning Gotabaya Rajapaksa presented this evidence which led
to the former Defence Secretary going numb !! Colombo Telegraph learns
that Gotabaya Rajapaksa went numb at the evidence presented and was in
deep thought for about ten minutes before saying that when the former
President called he had to intervene and he did call the Army
Intelligence and the Police ( former DIG Anura Senanayake, now bailed
out in Wasim Thajudeen murder investigation).
Colombo Telegraph further learns that investigators were somewhat
baffled by this revelation. “Why the former Defence Secretary had to
call the Army Intelligence for a common crime?”, they query. “It is the
duty of the Police to investigate such crimes”, they said. “The facts
are that Keith Noyahr was released subsequently and the thread of
evidence clearly ties the Army Intelligence to the crime. It does beg
some other questions as well”, they said.
Colombo Telegraph further learns that the CID would have additional
statements to record from the former Secretary Defence Gotabaya
Rajapaksa. “Why did the former President call the Defence Secretary to
intervene ? Why did the Defence Secretary call the Army Intelligence in
addition to his pet Police Officer? Did they know who had to be
contacted to release Keith Noyahr? But the sixty million dollar question
is that Keith Noyahr WAS (emphasis by CT) released subsequent to these
calls. And the fact that Keith Noyahr heard Maj. Bulathawatte say “Yes
sir, Yes sir……” before a sea change happened with the abductors, are
relevant,” they said.
Colombo Telegraph learns that the CID has evidence that it was the same
team that was involved in the brutal killing of former Editor in Chief
of The Sunday Leader, Lasantha Wickrematunge.
Lasantha Wickrematunge too, according to evidence, had called President
Mahinda Rajapaksa when he was being followed by the murderers on motor
bikes.