Chairman of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into abductions and disappearances said that he was personally unhappy with Police investigations.!

Ex-HC judge unhappy with police probes
by Ifham Nizam


Former High Court Judge Mahanama Tillekeratne, Chairman of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into abductions and disappearances said yesterday that he was personally unhappy with Police investigations into telephone calls as regards an attack on Lake House journalist Poddala Jayantha.

The Commission also inquired into unexplained killings and unidentified bodies.

Chairman Tillekeratne said that he would shortly submit a report to President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Poddala Jayantha, who had been brutally assaulted by a group of unidentified persons at Nugegoda a few months ago.

He said that he would also submit a report on the plight of 31 families in Trincomalee and Kantale who deserved compensation since they had lost their bread winners.

Addressing a press conference in Colombo yesterday, he said that the Commission had commenced sittings in September, 2006 and handled nearly 15,000 cases and settlement had been reached in a majority of them.

The ex-Judge said that in many instances during inquiries, a majority of families were not interested in compensation but wanted the commission help trace their kith and kin who went missing.


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