Jaffna Court Grants Former President Rajapaksa Online Testimony in Disappearance Case

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.