Prageeth Eknaligoda

07th August 2019 M. S. P. Ekneligoda No. 136/2, Suhada Mawatha, Hiripitiya, Pannipitiya. Mr. Dappula De Livera, PC Hon. Attorney General, Attorney General’s Department, Colombo 12. Request with regard to Prageeth Ekneligoda Case  Honourable Sir, Facts and evidence of the case mentioned above bearing case number B7417/10, which is being heard in the Homagama Magistrate’s Court, were filed by Homagama […]

Image: Sarath Weeraseka at a side event, HRC 34. Credit Freddy Gamage. Rtd. Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekara, a former MP under Rajapaksa and who attended the 34th Session of Human Rights Council is now propagating complete lies about abducted and disappeared journalists Prageeth Eknaligoda. Prageeth was working as a journalists in lanka-e-news when he was […]

Image: Sandya Eknelygoda joins 12 other women from across the world in Washington, D.C. to receive the U.S. Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage award for 2017. The 13 honorees were chosen for their advocacy on issues as diverse as combatting early child marriage, gender-based violence, human smuggling. Each year, the U.S. Department of […]

Image: The Habeas Corpus petition was filed on 19 February 2010 by his wife Sandhya Eknaligoda and his two children S.S Bandara Eknaligoda and H.D. Sooriyia Eknaligoda. The Court of Appeal yesterday (23) vacated its Stay Order on the Homagama Magistrates’ Court proceedings in respect of the disappearance of journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda. The bench comprising […]

Granting bail to murderers  by court is serious ‘Sirisenalization’ of judiciary.! In a dramatic turn of events most that shocked the entire country, the prime suspect in the murder of Lanka e news journalist Prageeth Ekneliyagoda was granted bail and released even ignoring the Attorney General’s objections .This unprecedented  court action is viewed  by  legal […]

( Prageeth Elnaligoda) Information requested  form the Sri Lanka Army by the courts  in relation to abduction and disappearance of  of journalist Eknaligida  extremely sensitive and ultra-secret says the Army HQ. Further it has been revealed by the Island newspaper  that in a letter written by Colonel E. S. Jayasinghe on behalf of the Commander […]

Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Sarath Jayamanne told the Supreme Court (SC) that he had evidence to prove that Prageeth Ekneligoda was abducted by intelligence officers of the military. Further  he said that he would take full responsibility for what he had said. Mr. Sarath Jayamanne stated his position when providing answers to the petition filed […]

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) informed the Homagama Magistrate on 23 August that investigations based on information received from 10 government institutions had established the fact that missing journalist Prageeth Ekneligoda had not been in any way linked to the LTTE nor had he in any manner aided and abetted in any activities of the […]

Homagama court was told on 23rd May that a report obtained from the Army Commander giving details of the soldiers who visited the Akkaraipattu army camp and left on January 25,2010 had gone missing reports the Island. This information was divulged by that CID SP Shani Abeysekera, making a statement before court. Homagama Magistrate Ranga Dissanayake […]

Homagama Magistrate Ranga Dissanayake yesterday ordered the Army Commander to hand over all documents belonging to Sri Lanka Army in connection with the investigations into the abduction of journalist Prageeth Ekneligoda. The Army Commander was also ordered not to destroy the documents maintained at Giritale Army camp where Ekneligoda is suspected to have been detained. […]

Former Army commander and present ambassador to Brazil – Gen. Jagath Jayasuriya has declined a request made by the CID to arrive at the CID premises to give a statement on the abduction and murder of journalist Prageeth Ekneligoda, Sri Lanka Mirror reports.. Jayasuriya was functioning as the Army commander when the abduction had taken […]

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) on Tuesday informed the Homagama Magistrate’s Court that the very first voice tape connected with the suspect soldiers serving at the Army Camp in Giritale who had abducted missing journalist Prageeth Ekneligoda had conspired to kill him after the abduction. Senior Superintendant of Police Shani Abeysekera presenting evidence on behalf […]

In an unprecedented move, acting Attorney General Suhada Gamlath has removed Senior State Counsel Dilipa Pieris from the Prageeth Eknaligoda disappearance case, authotitative sources from the Attorney General’s Department told Asian Mirror. Wasantha Perera, a relatively young and inexperienced counsel, has appointed to handle  Eknaligda’s case on behalf of the Attorney General’s Department. The file […]

The Criminal investigation Department(CID) investigating journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda’s disappearance, is set to arrest four more Army intelligence personnel connected to the incident in the coming days, authoritative CID sources told the Sunday Observer. Already six people of the Army intelligence unit have been arrested and four others will be arrested based on the analysis of […]

[(c)Sankav16mm photo] State controlled Daily News in a breaking  story hints that it was then defense secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa who was behind the abduction and killing of journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda. Meanwhile Sunday Leader reports that AG has blocked the questioning of then Army Commander on the issue. Both new items follows: A Sergeant Major and […]

When journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda went missing, police told wife Sandhya ‘getting abducted was fashionable’ and he would soon return. More than 90 court appearances and a change in government later, she is still searching   Sandhya Eknaligoda stands before an image of her husband, missing Sri Lankan cartoonist and journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda in 2012. Photograph: […]

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday, in Parliament, lashed out at the media, accusing them of promoting racism. “You don’t talk big because your hands are not clean. What are all doing with regard to racism? I mean all newspapers. I am asking the electronic and print media. What do you have to say about the incident at […]

According to information revealed in investigations carried out the CID suspect that journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda had been murdered in Akkaraipattu jungles or in the ocean after he was abducted and extensive investigations are being carried out to determine exactly the place where he was murdered. However, important evidence that Mr. Eknaligoda was blindfolded and taken […]

( Justice for Prageeth Eknaligoda has been one of the strongest human rights campaign in Sri Lanka) Press release,  Free Media Movement – Sri Lanka. The Free Media Movement condemns in strongest terms the unruly behavior of few extremist Buddhist Monks who tried to disrupt the court hearing of the journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda disappearance case. […]

Pandemonium reigned at the Homagama Magistrate’s Court premises with three Buddhist monks threatening to self-immolate in protest against the arrest of Bodu Bala Sena General Secretary Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera. Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera arrested on the charges of contempt of court, obstructing Court proceedings and intimidating a public servant was yesterday ordered […]

The army is yet to provide details requested by Court in the case related to missing journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda. The Homagama Magistrate’s Court had recently issued orders to the Army Commander to provide all the required details, documents and assistance to the officers investigating the disappearance of Prageeth Eknaligoda. However, sources from the Criminal Investigations […]

It is common knowledge that there is a tug-of-war between the Army, the Attorney General’s Department and the Criminal investigations Department in the on-going investigation into the disappearance of journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda. There was a complaint from the investigators that the Army was not cooperating with the investigation. When the case was taken up on […]

The Homagama Magistrate yesterday observed that the Army Commander could be arrested and charge sheet filed if he does not cooperate with investigations into the disappearance of journalist Prageeth Ekneligoda. Magistrate Ranga Dissanayake made this observation consequent to a complaint by Senior State Counsel (SSC) Dileepa Peiris who appeared on behalf of the Attorney General. […]

Two suspects who are currently in remand in connection with the disappearance of journalist Prageeth Ekneligoda have revealed the name of the ‘authority’ which gave orders to abduct the journalist, authoritative police sources said. “With this,” they said, “the investigation has reached a major breakthrough.” Police sources added that the two suspects had hinted at […]

Two military personnel were arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department for their alleged connection in the murder of politician Joseph Pararajasingham and the disappearance of cartoonist Prageeth Eknaligoda. The two suspects were arrested based on information received from suspects already in custody. 06th January / CDN

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) recently arrested another Army Officer attached to the State Intelligence Service in connection with the abduction and murder of journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda. CID sources said he is a member of the gang who abducted Eknaligoda in 2010. According to sources Abeyratne was a Sergeant during the period when Eknaligoda was […]

( a campaign against investigate military killings, led by Namal Rajapaksa) ‘Lawyers Collective’ views with deep concern the attempt being made to intimidate, by public pronouncements, the police officers conducting investigations into the disappearance of journalist Prageeth Ekneligoda. Previous government did not allow any investigation into the abduction of any journalists and this investigation commenced […]