Wasantha karannagoda biography of michael lewis

Attorney General Sanjay Rajaratnam on Wednesday told the Court of Appeal that the state will not pursue charges against Karannagoda, who was first indicted in A court official told AFP news agency that a lower court would soon discharge Karannagoda, who is one of 14 people accused of abducting the teenaged children of wealthy families in and and killing them after extorting money.

Wasantha Karannagoda was appointed to be Commander of the Navy.

Four charges had been laid against him, including conspiracy to murder, which carries the death penalty. Rights watchdog Amnesty International urged Sri Lankan authorities to explain why they dropped the case. The killing of the 11 youths was raised at the UN Human Rights Council, which called for independent investigations into atrocities during the separatist war.

Police told a court in that the 11 victims were killed while in the illegal custody of the navy, although their bodies have never been found. Investigators believe the true number of victims from the abductions and killings to be at least three times higher. Police said the victims were not linked to ethnic Tamil separatist rebels and were kidnapped purely to extort money from families.

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Some were killed even after cash was handed over. The final days of the offensive against the Tamils were marked by serious abuses, according to rights groups. Published On 14 Oct 14 Oct Sponsored Content.