The CID informed Mt. Lavinia Magistrate yesterday (24th) that former ‘Sunday Leader’ editor Lasantha Wickremetunga was murdered by the Army intelligence division.
This was stated by CID Inspector Nishantha Silva before Mount Lavinia Chief Magistrate Mohamed Sahabdeen when he presented investigation reports on Army Intelligence Division officer Prem Ananda Udalagama, who has been released after being arrested for abducting Lasantha Wickremetunga’s driver and detaining him.
Earlier, Lasantha Wickremetunga’s driver had identified Prem Ananda Udalagama as the officer who had abducted him..