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Controversial former Minister Mervyn Silva<\/span><\/a> is currently giving a statement at the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s court about the “white van<\/span><\/a>” abductions.<\/p>\n

\"Mervyn<\/a>

Mervyn Silva<\/p><\/div>\n

The court earlier summoned Silva to give evidence on abductions and disappearances during the previous regime which have been dubbed as the \u201cWhite Van\u201d abductions.<\/p>\n

In January Silva, the former Public Affairs Minister claimed that former defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa was responsible for abductions and extra-judicial killings, including that of Sunday Leader Editor Lasantha Wickrematunge.<\/p>\n

Following this revelation Colombo Chief Magistrate ordered the former Minister to appear in court on November 11 when he heard a Habeas Corpus petition filed by relatives of three missing people in October.<\/p>\n

The petitioners stated in their petition that the former Minister had made a complaint with the CID that he knew information about the “white vans” which were used to abduct civilians during the previous regime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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