{"id":140122,"date":"2015-02-26T20:07:45","date_gmt":"2015-02-26T14:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=140122"},"modified":"2015-03-31T16:34:27","modified_gmt":"2015-03-31T11:04:27","slug":"i-have-information-on-whitevanning-former-police-spokesman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/i-have-information-on-whitevanning-former-police-spokesman\/","title":{"rendered":"I Have Information On Whitevanning: Former Police Spokesman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Police Spokesman Prishantha Jayakody who arrived in Sri Lanka today has said that he is willing to give evidence on white van abductions that were taking place during the Rajapaksa regime.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_140123\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Police-Spokesman-Prishantha-Jayakody-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-140123\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-140123\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Police-Spokesman-Prishantha-Jayakody--150x150.jpg\" alt=\" Prishantha Jayakody \" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Police-Spokesman-Prishantha-Jayakody--150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Police-Spokesman-Prishantha-Jayakody--50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-140123\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prishantha Jayakody<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Speaking to the media, Jayakody had said that he was forced to flee to Australia due to threats by former Defence Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Gotabaya+Rajapaksa&amp;x=5&amp;y=5\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Gotabaya Rajapaksa<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was compelled to leave due to the severe political pressure I faced. 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