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?????????????????????????????????????????????????Saturday, June 17, 2017
Keith Noyahr Assault And Abduction: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, (Lawyer), Spy
The Keith Noyahr assault
and abduction case was heard in the High Court of Colombo on 10th 12th
and 14th of June to determine whether the Army Intelligence officers
presently in remand should be bailed out. The Army Intelligence officers
including Major Bulathwatte were arrested and remanded into the
abduction and assault of Keith Noyahr, the deputy editor of the Nation newspaper.
The investigation into this crime like with the attacks and murder of
journalists during former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s regime were
resumed in all seriousness after his fall in 2015.
The CID which commenced investigations were able to zero in on the team
that carried out such attacks and arrested Major Bulathwatte and the
others after painstaking leg work. These officers were granted bail in
the Magistrate’s Court but the CID appealed to the High Court which over
ruled the Magistrate’s order. In the continuing hearings in the High
Court Attorney at Law Hemantha Warnakulasuriya appeared in favour of the
Army Intelligence officers. Attorney at Law Hemantha Warnakulasuriya PC made an application for bail on the basis that Keith Noyahr had given an interview to Sri Lanka Guardian which was also carried in Sath Handa, that those in remand were NOT (emphasis by Colombo Telegraph)
responsible for the abduction and attack on him. The High Court
requested the CID to verify this news report from Keith Noyahr and
report to court. Colombo Telegraph understands
through reliable sources that Keith Noyahr was shocked beyond belief
that such a false news item had been carried not only in Sri Lanka Guardian which at best could have been ignored purely on it’s record of carrying trumped up news, but that it was also carried in Sath Handa, a newspaper widely known to be run by Minister Duminda Dissanayake, the right hand man of President Maithripala Sirisena. Colombo Telegraph also
learns that this erroneous news item was a deliberate plant by
interested parties to be used in the High Court to seek bail for the
Army Intelligence officers now in remand.
On another interesting aside Colombo Telegraph learns that Attorney at
Law Hemantha Warnakulasuriya, now appearing for the officers in remand
had on an earlier occasion volunteered to appear pro bono on behalf of the family of late Lasantha Wickrematunge, even going to the extent of saying he knew who slew Lasantha. Colombo Telegraph learns that Attorney Warnakulasuriya had spoken to the brother of late Lasantha Wickrematunge, Lal and then to the second wife of the late editor Sonali, and thereafter to the first wife Raine,
seeking a proxy nominating him to appear on behalf of the family on the
basis that he would help not only with the investigation but prosecute
successfully in court the culprits behind the murder of the late Editor.
While stating that he knew who killed Lasantha Wickrematunge, yet not
volunteering such information till such proxy form was signed and
assigned, had drawn the suspicions of the family who brushed off this
offer.