A statement has been recorded from journalist Chamuditha Samarawickrama in connection with the death of businessman and director of Janashakthi Group Dinesh Schaffter.

Chamuditha was summoned before the Homicide and Organized Crime Investigation Division of the Criminal Investigation Department and recorded a two-and-a-half-hour statement.

This statement was recorded from Chamuditha based on the fact that he had conducted a 40-minute interview on a youtube channel with investigative journalist Keerthi Rathnayake over Schaffter’s death on the same day of the incident.