Sri Lanka arrests ex-navy chief over abduction


FILE PHOTO: Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne was appointed as the 24th Sri Lanka Navy Commander on July 15, 2020. - Ministry of Defence Sri Lanka

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan investigators arrested a former navy chief on Monday (July 28) over the abduction and disappearance of a suspect 15 years ago, a police officer told AFP.

Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne was taken into custody over the disappearance in 2010, when he headed the Directorate of Naval Intelligence, said a detective who asked not to be named as he was not authorised to speak to media.

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