Sri Lankan military officials abducted at least 10 wealthy school children from Trincomalee and Colombo during the armed conflict reports Colombo Mirror.
Sri Lanka’s police spokesperson Ajith Rohana, speaking at a press conference in Colombo, said,
“Naval officials and sailors have been found involved in this nine-member team. Former Navy Spokesman Captain DKP Dassanayake has been questioned recently by the CID in this connection. It is now uncovered that he has functioned as the Officer-in charge of this team named -Special Operations Unit- that abducted these children.”
The police spokesperson added that statements were still being recorded from bereaved families and naval officials, to further investigate the situation.
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