{"id":167350,"date":"2016-09-08T11:23:20","date_gmt":"2016-09-08T05:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=167350"},"modified":"2016-09-08T14:28:05","modified_gmt":"2016-09-08T08:58:05","slug":"lasantha-wickrematunges-body-to-be-exhumed-to-correct-cause-of-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/lasantha-wickrematunges-body-to-be-exhumed-to-correct-cause-of-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Lasantha Wickrematunge&#8217;s Body To Be Exhumed To Correct Cause Of Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The remains of Sunday Leader Founder Editor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Lasantha+Wickrematunge&amp;x=10&amp;y=8\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Lasantha Wickrematunge<\/span><\/a> will be exhumed on September 27. The order was issued today by the Mount Lavinia Magistrate.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Lasantha-20151.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-136610\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Lasantha-20151.jpg\" alt=\"Lasantha 2015\" width=\"638\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Lasantha-20151.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Lasantha-20151-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Lasantha-20151-800x508.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><\/a>The order was given on grounds that the postmortem conducted on Wickrematunge was suspicious. The Magistrate granted permission on the request of the CID.<\/p>\n<p>Wickrematumge was assassinated in January 2009. He was buried at the Borella Cemetery.<\/p>\n<p>When contacted by Colombo Telegraph <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Lal+Wickrematunge&amp;x=16&amp;y=3\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Lal Wickrematunge<\/span><\/a> brother of Lasantha Wickrematunge stated that the exhumation is done on an application by the CID to Mt Lavinia Magistrate due to the inconclusive report by the JMO at the first instance. The cause of death was given at the time as due to gun shot injuries. There was no exit wound nor spent cartridge\/s. 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