The Colombo High Court Trial-at-Bar was informed today (4) that the Attorney General does not wish to proceed with abduction charges filed against former Navy Commander Wasantha Karannagoda.
Senior State Counsel Janaka Bandara informed this to the Court on behalf of the AG.
The case was taken up before the Trial-at-Bar comprising Judges Champa Janaki Rajaratne, Amal Ranaraja and Navaratne Marasinghe.
The AG had filed charges against 14 individuals including Karannagoda over the abduction and enforced disappearances of 11 youths from Colombo and suburbs between 8 August 2008 and 21 September 2009.