Keith Noyahr case: Magistrate orders military intelligence chief to provide necessary information to CID
A Sri Lankan court Wednesday further remanded the former Chief of Staff of Army, retired Major General Amal Karunasekara, who was in remand custody following arrest for the abduction, and assault of journalist Keith Noyahr in May 2008.
Mount Lavinia Additional Magistrate, Lochana Abeywickrama remanded the former chief of the Army Intelligence till June 26 when the case was called today.
At the trial, Senior State Counsel Lakmini Kirihagama objecting that Maj. Gen. Amal Karunasekara is in remand custody in the military hospital said a report from the Judicial Medical Officer in Colombo should be submitted to the court regarding the matter.
State Counsel also requested the court to grant the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) permission to obtain a statement from the suspect du...