PoliticsCrimeTuesday, June 2, 2026

Jaffna Court Grants Former President Rajapaksa Online Testimony in Disappearance Case

TLDR

Gotabaya Rajapaksa to testify online in 2011 activist disappearance case.
Jaffna court allows ex-President remote testimony via Zoom.
He's a witness, not accused, in Lalith/Kugan case.
Activists Lalith Weeraraj & Kugan Murugananthan vanished Dec 9, 2011.

The Jaffna Magistrate's Court has granted permission for former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to testify remotely via video link in the ongoing case concerning the disappearance of activists Lalith Weeraraj and Kugan Murugananthan. Rajapaksa, who served as Defence Secretary at the time of the activists' abduction on December 10, 2011, was previously summoned by the court in September 2019. The court's decision allows for online testimony in connection with the habeas corpus petition filed by the relatives of the missing individuals. This ruling facilitates the judicial process for the long-standing disappearance inquiry.

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Update #2\u00b7 Jun 3 · 12:32 AM

The Jaffna Magistrate's Court has granted permission for former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to testify online via Zoom in the case concerning the disappearance of human rights activists Lalith Weeraraj and Kugathasan Murugananthan. Rajapaksa, who served as Defence Secretary at the time of the disappearance in 2011, has been issued summons. The court, presided over by Magistrate Kalani Kumar, clarified that Rajapaksa is considered a witness, not an accused, in the proceedings. The activists disappeared on December 9, 2011, in Achchuveli, Jaffna.

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