Sri Lanka’s attorney general announced that he would not represent the Sri Lankan navy at a court case, where the navy stands accused of abducted five Tamil youth in 2008.
K V Thawarasa, the lawyer for the five missing youth who were abducted from Dehiwala in Colombo, raised objections to the attorney general appearing on behalf of the navy, stating that it had now been established that they were behind the abductions. Accordingly the attorney general announced that he would no longer appear to represent the interests of the navy.
Mr Thawarasa, speaking to BBC Sandeshya, also called for the case to be taken up before open courts, noting that until now the case had been heard by the magistrate privately in his chamber. Since then it has been announced that on the 3rd of June, the case would appear before open courts.
The parents of the five youth have filed petitions against the navy, calling for their missing sons to be produced before the court.
K V Thawarasa, the lawyer for the five missing youth who were abducted from Dehiwala in Colombo, raised objections to the attorney general appearing on behalf of the navy, stating that it had now been established that they were behind the abductions. Accordingly the attorney general announced that he would no longer appear to represent the interests of the navy.
Mr Thawarasa, speaking to BBC Sandeshya, also called for the case to be taken up before open courts, noting that until now the case had been heard by the magistrate privately in his chamber. Since then it has been announced that on the 3rd of June, the case would appear before open courts.
The parents of the five youth have filed petitions against the navy, calling for their missing sons to be produced before the court.