Gotabaya permitted to testify online in Lalith–Kugan case

The Jaffna Magistrate’s Court has granted permission for former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to provide evidence via an online platform in connection with the Lalith–Kugan case.

The case relates to a habeas corpus petition filed before the Jaffna Magistrate’s Court by relatives of Lalith Weeraraj and Kugan Muruganandan, who went missing on December 10, 2011.

At the time, summons had been issued by the court directing Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who was then serving as Defence Secretary, to appear and give evidence in the case.