{"id":175521,"date":"2017-03-26T04:04:28","date_gmt":"2017-03-25T22:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=175521"},"modified":"2017-04-16T10:23:51","modified_gmt":"2017-04-16T04:53:51","slug":"killing-lasantha-and-attacking-journos-was-it-gota-or-fonny-or-both","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/killing-lasantha-and-attacking-journos-was-it-gota-or-fonny-or-both\/","title":{"rendered":"Killing Lasantha And Attacking Journos: Was It Gota Or Fonny Or Both?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Torture<\/a> survivor\u00a0journalist Keith Noyahr<\/a> informed the Sri Lankan government via Interpol that he would not participate in the ongoing investigations until they arrest the persons who gave the orders for his abduction out of fear for his life, Colombo Telegraph reliably learns.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Keith Noyahr abduction in 2008 took a decisive turn\u00a0when the journalist made a written complaint to the Criminal Investigation Department a few months ago.\u00a0Noyahr fled the country with his family to Australia no\u00a0sooner he was released from hospital without making a detailed statement of his abduction and assault.<\/p>\n

The CID who were thick into the investigations into the\u00a0murder of Senior Journalist Lasantha Wickremetunge<\/a>,\u00a0assault of Editor Upali Tennakoon<\/a> were poised to make a\u00a0breakthrough after much painstaking leg work. They had\u00a0unraveled the hitherto mystery and found a link between\u00a0seemingly unconnected events between the three separate\u00a0incidents.<\/p>\n

The Criminal Investigations sleuths needed a detailed statement\u00a0from Noyahr to tie up the loose ends. Noyahr finally made a statement\u00a0and the CID pieced together the loose ends. All of the above\u00a0mentioned crimes were handled by one group. The CID informed\u00a0the Mt Lavinia Magistrate of their findings in open court when\u00a0the Lasantha Wickremetunge case came up for hearing last week.<\/p>\n

Prior to the last hearing the CID had reported to Court of the\u00a0progress that was being made into each of the cases and the\u00a0links between them. The telephone records that were unavailable\u00a0turned up after the change of government, supported by new\u00a0equipment which enabled the investigators to go far beyond the\u00a0three month records the telecom provider had hitherto maintained.<\/p>\n

The Mt Lavinia Magistrate had ordered an identification parade\u00a0in to the Noyahr assault and the victim was requested to\u00a0present himself in the country for such purpose. The CID had\u00a0informed Keith Noyahr to present himself at such parade in\u00a0person via Interpol.<\/p>\n

Colombo Telegraph understands through reliable Interpol\u00a0sources that Keith Noyahr has made a startling revelation\u00a0as to why he is unable to present himself in the island before\u00a0an identification parade.<\/p>\n

Noyahr has stated via Interpol that he did not know any of the\u00a0military persons who are in remand for his abduction and\u00a0assault nor had any dealings with them. He further states that\u00a0these officers obviously were used or ordered to carry out\u00a0an attack on him by others who had authority over them.\u00a0Therefore since these people in authority are yet running loose,\u00a0he fears for his life to be present at an identification parade\u00a0at this juncture.<\/p>\n

“It is perfectly understandable that Noyahr is apprehensive\u00a0to say the least when one peers back into the dark period\u00a0when journalists were harassed, assaulted, abducted and murdered.\u00a0Those in command positions in the Army and even above them\u00a0have been named and shamed for being behind the dastardly\u00a0attacks on journalists. Noyahrs predicament should be\u00a0understood in this backdrop.” the CID sources told Colombo Telegraph.<\/p>\n

Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka too was questioned by the CID\u00a0in connection with the murder of Lasantha Wickremetunge.\u00a0The Field Marshal’s name too was linked time and again<\/a> as\u00a0being a possible suspect even by the high and mighty.\u00a0Fonseka even after eight years, made a statement laying\u00a0the blame at the doorstep of Gotabaya Rajapaksa<\/a> and Gen. Kapila\u00a0Hendavitharna<\/a>, the “Army Intelligence Chief”. Gotabaya in turn\u00a0makes public statements accusing Field Marshal of being\u00a0behind the murder of Lasantha.<\/p>\n

“One thing becomes clear. It’s the Army Intelligence that was\u00a0behind the attacks and murders of journalists. It also appears that\u00a0it was Gotabaya or Fonseka according to their own statements.\u00a0OR WERE THEY IN ON IT TOGETHER at the time?” a highly placed intelligence source told Colombo Telegraph.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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