The Attorney Generals Department today (16) notified the Colombo High Court that the incumbent Director of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Shani Abeysekara, has actually been called as a witness in the case concerning the supposed kidnapping and required disappearance of reporter Prageeth Eknaligoda.The case was taken up before a three-member High Court bench consisting of Justices Dr.
Namal Balalle, Mahesh Weeraman, and Sujeewa Nissanka.Presidents Counsel Upul Kumarapperuma, appearing on behalf of the aggrieved celebration, had actually informed the court that Shani Abeysekara, who served as the Chief Investigating Officer and monitored the entire investigation, has not been named as a witness in the case.He mentioned that a demand had currently been made to the court on November 29, 2022, to include Shani Abeysekara as a witness, and that then Deputy Solicitor General Dileepa Peiris, appearing for the prosecution, had specified it would be considered.However, the attorney noted that, to date, Shani Abeysekara had actually not been officially named as a witness in the case.In response, Deputy Solicitor General Wasantha Perera, standing for the prosecution, informed the court that Shani Abeysekara has in truth already been called as the 109th witness in the case.Further hearings were then adjourned till July 18, Ada Derana press reporter said.Nine members of the Military Intelligence Corps (MIC), including previous Commanding Officer of the Giritale Army Camp, Lieutenant Colonel Shammi Kumara Ratna, have actually been called as implicated in the case.