Sri Lanka's most senior military official in court over civil-war abductions

Ravindra Wijegunaratne, the chief of the defence staff, is accused of aiding the abduction of 11 people in the final stages of the war

Sri Lanka’s most senior military official has been jailed as a court investigates allegations he helped cover up the disappearance of 11 people during the final months of the country’s three-decade civil war.

Ravindra Wijegunaratne, the chief of defence staff, avoided an arrest warrant for weeks before police detained him on Wednesday, after he was accused of trying to abduct a key witness in the case at the weekend.

Continue reading...

from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2KK6cJC