Suresh Salley Produced Before Trial-at-Bar

COLOMBO(News 1st): Former State Intelligence Chief Suresh Salley was brought before the Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar today to give evidence regarding the abduction and enforced disappearance of journalist Prageeth Ekneligoda.

The case was called today before the Permanent Three-Judge High Court Bench comprising Presiding Judge Nayana Seneviratne, Judge Nalin Hewawasam, and Judge Lakmali Hewawasam.

Today, Suresh Kumara Sumathipala, the fourth witness in the case, provided testimony before the court.

This case was filed by the Attorney General under the Penal Code against the defendants on several charges, including conspiring with an unidentified group on or around January 25, 2010, to abduct journalist Prageeth Ekneligoda in the Giritale, Habarana, and Kottawa areas with the intention of secretly detaining him.