Keith Noyahr Incident: Mahinda summoned by the CID
Posted by Editor on August 15, 2018 - 8:40 am
Former President Mahinda Rajapakse has been summoned by the CID to be present at their office on August 17th in order to record a statement relating to the abduction and assaults made on Keith Noyahr journalist of the Nation newspaper.
The summons signed by the Senior DIG of the CID Ravi Senevirathne had been handed over at the official residence of the Former President Mahinda Rajapakse in Wijerama Mawatha Colombo 7 by the OIC of the Organized Crime Investigation Unit, Police Inspector Nishantha Silva on the 12th Sunday.
Already statements over this incident had been recorded by the CID from former Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapakse and Speaker Karu Jayasuriya.
(Source: Daily Mirror – By Nimanthi Ranasinghe)
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This is un-adulterated political victimisation.
Mahinda Rajapaksa was ruling the country from Temple Trees in a dignified and statesmanlike manner.
His progeny were partying in the bunker in Janadhipthy Mandiraya or they were racing cars around Dalada Maligawa or riding Royal Family horses in Diyatalawa.
Anyone reckon MR and his clan had time to beat up this ineffective journalist?
Minister Rajitha senarathna have few ships and Ravi karunanayaka has a underworls team..what about them ?