White van case : 3 including Rajitha acquitted
The Colombo High Court has acquitted former Minister Rajitha Senaratne and two others over the controversial ‘white van’ press conference held in 2019.
This media briefing, organized by Senaratne in the lead-up to the 2019 Presidential Election, featuring two persons claimed of alleged abductions, assassinations, robberies, and enforced disappearances said to have occurred during the tenure of then-President and current Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Following the event, Mr. Senaratne was arrested in December 2019 and remanded for his role in organizing the briefing, though he remained under medical care in hospital.
On December 30, the Colombo Magistrate’s Court granted Mr. Senaratne bail. However, the Attorney General filed a revision application on January 8 challenging this decision.
