THE SRI LANKAN : A COLLECTIVE BLIND EYE

OCT 2019 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Our heartfelt thanks go out to the survivors of the Gun Site dungeons who bravely spoke to us, as well as to the other victims of violations committed by members of the Sri Lankan Navy. This report has taken six years and required enormous patience on the part of the victims.

We couldn’t have done this work without the invaluable contribution of many Sinhalese – extraordinary researchers, translators, interpreters and the insider witnesses. Among them decent military oficers who would like to see their country’s security establishment reformed so that it is something of which they can be proud.

“I WANT THOSE WHO DID THIS TO ME BROUGHT TO JUSTICE.”

(GUN SITE TORTURE SURVIVOR) INDEX

INTRODUCTION 6 METHODOLOGY 8 A. NAVY COMMAND STRUCTURE 10 1. BACKGROUND 2. ORGANISATION 3. NAVY INTELLIGENCE IN THE NAVY COMMAND STRUCTURE B. 11 ABDUCTION COURT CASE 13 1. BACKGROUND 2. ABDUCTIONS AND VICTIM PROFILES 3. THE INVESTIGATION 4. AN EMBLEMATIC CASE ? 5. UNITED NATIONS 6. SEPARATE BUT LINKED CASES C. THE TRINCOMALEE TORTURE SITE 22 1. THE TRINCOMALEE NAVAL COMPLEX 2. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY AT TRINCOMALEE 3. SPECIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT OF NAVY 4. ILLEGAL DETENTION AT GUN SITE (I) SITE LAYOUT (II) TIME PERIOD DURING WHICH THE SITE WAS IN OPERATION (III) PROFILE OF DETAINEES (IV) NUMBER OF DETAINEES 5.TORTURE 6.DETENTION CONDITIONS 7.DISAPPEARANCES: WGEID VISIT TO SITE. D. SENIOR NAVAL OFFICERS’ KNOWLEDGE OF CRIMES 34 E. SHORTCOMINGS AND INTERFERENCE IN 40 TRINCOMALEE 11 ABDUCTION CASE F OTHER TORTURE SITES 42 G. CONCLUSION 44 H. RECOMMENDATIONS 46

REPORT ENDNOTES 51

1. PROFILES OF SUSPECTS 60

RC WIJEGUNARATNE’S PROFILE WKJ KARANNAGODA'S PROFILE DKP DASSANAYAKE’S PROFILE SAMPATH MUNASINGHE’S PROFILE HMPCK HETTIARACHCHI’S PROFILE RPS RANASINGHE’S PROFILE

2. BIOGRAPHIES OF NAVAL OFFICERS 74 3. THE AVANT GARDE GROUP 81 4. HUMAN SMUGGLING BY SEA 89 5. LIST OF RECENT INTERNATIONAL INTERACTION WITH 91 THE SRI LANKAN NAVY

ANEXURE ENDNOTES 95 2 NAVY

Initially accused in Avant Garde corruption case before being released because of the manner in which the case was filed was found to be against the law .

ADMIRAL WASANTHA KUMAR 1971 JAYADEWA KARANNAGODA Joined the Navy. 2 September 2005 – 14 July 2009 (also see dossier) JUL 2009 Adviser to the President on .

MAR 2011 – 2015 Ambassador to Japan.

5 AUG 2019 Promoted to of the Fleet.

TRAINED: UK, US, .

ADMIRAL THISARA S. G. SAMARASINGHE 2002 7 JUN 2008-15 MAY 2009 15 July 2009 – 14 January 2011 , Southern Naval Area. Deputy Chief of Naval Staf.

DEC 2005 16 MAY-14 JUL 2009 Acting Commander, Northern Chief of Staf of the Navy. Naval Area. 15 JUL 2009-14 JAN 2011 2006 Navy Commander. Director Operations – Naval HQ. 2011-2015 High Commissioner to . 2007 Commander, Eastern Naval Area. 2017 International Nautical and 2008 Engineering College. Commander, Northern Naval Area. TRAINED: UK, , USA.

ADMIRAL DISSANAYAKE WIJESINGHE 1 JUN 1977 JUL 2009 ARACHCHILAGE SOMATILAKE DISSANAYAKE Joined Navy. Chief of Staf. 15 January 2011 – 26 September 2012 1998-2001 2012 Defence Attaché, India. Retired.

8 JAN 2008-6 JAN 2009 2016 Director General Operations Accused in Avant Garde case.

FINAL WAR: SEP 2019 Spearheaded Naval operations in the Released from the Avant Garde case. North. TRAINED: India, UK, USA.

3 ADMIRAL JAYANATH S. K. COLOMBAGE 1978: to the President on Maritime and 27 September 2012 – 30 June 2014 Joined the Navy. Naval Hub.

2002: 2016: Commander of Southern Naval Area. Accused in Avant Garde case.

2004 ONWARDS: APR 2019: Director General Services; Director Among ’s inner Naval Projects & Plans; Naval circle of senior military advisors. Assistant to Commander of the Navy; Principal Staf Oficer of the Joint SEP 2019: Operations Headquarters under Chief Released from the Avant Garde case. of Defence Staf. 2019: 1 JAN 2010 -26 SEP 2012: Director of the Pathfinder Commander, Eastern Naval Area. Foundation’s Centre for Indo-Lanka Initiatives and Law of the Sea, 29 OCT 2013: International Advisory Group. Chairman of Ceylon Shipping Corporation while Navy Commander. TRAINED: UK, India and . JUL 2014: Adviser to Maritime Group; Adviser

ADMIRAL S.A.M. JAYANTHA PERERA “The CID yesterday told Colombo Commander, Western Naval Area. June 2014 – July 2015 Additional Magistrate Shehani Perera that the Navy Hierarchy including 2011 former Navy Commander Jayantha Naval Operations Director General. Perera and Intelligence Division Director Ananda Guruge had knowledge 2016 about the abductions that took place Accused in Avant Garde case. in Colombo and suburbs during 2009.” SEP 2019 1978 Released from the Avant Garde case. Joined the Navy. TRAINED: 2006 India, Pakistan, UK, USA. Deputy Area Commander, Eastern Naval Area.

2007 Commander, Southern Naval Area.

2008

ADMIRAL R. C. WIJEGUNARATNE 1980 11 July 2015 – 17 August 2017 Joined the Navy. 7 JUL 2014-11 JUL 2015 (See also dossier) Chief of Staf. 1993 Established the Special Boat 11 JUL 2015-21 AUG 2017 Squadron . Navy Commander.

UNKNOWN: 22 AUG 2017 Defence Adviser to the Chief of Defence Staf. High Commission in India . 27 NOV 2018 3 APR 2006-26 JUL 2007 Arrested in court case B9527/18 for , Naval and Maritime assisting an absconding suspect; Academy, Trincomalee . released on bail.

27 JUL 2007 22 AUG 2019 Director, Naval Operations . Term extended as Chief of Defence 1 JAN-30 JUL 2008 Staf until year end . Director Naval Operations; Director Naval Foreign Co-operation; Director TRAINED: Naval Marine . UK (Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth), Pakistan, India, USA. 8 OCT-31 DEC 2012 Commander, Eastern Naval Area.

4 ADMIRAL TRAVIS JEREMY 1982 1 JAN 2016-26 MAY 2016 LIYANDURU SINNIAH Joined the Navy. Commander, Eastern Naval Area. 22 August 2017 - 26 Oct 2017 27 JUL 2007-4 APR 2009 16 AUG 2016-31 DEC 2016 Commandant, Naval and Maritime Oficer. Academy, Trincomalee. 1 JAN 2016-30 MAY 2016 2008-9 Volunteer Naval Force. Deputy Area Commander. 26 OCT 2017 5 APR 2009-8 AUG 2009 Retired. Director Naval Project and Plans. TRAINED: 22 SEP 2009-13 FEB 2010 UK (Britannia Royal Naval College, Naval Assistant. Dartmouth), US, India.

JUL 2011 US Embassy Defence Co-operation Oficer.

ADMIRAL SIRIMEVAN SARATHCHANDRA 1982 14 AUG 2010-END 2011 RANASINGHE Joined the Navy. Director Naval Project & Plans 26 October 2017 – 31 December 2018 2002-2004 2012 Commanded Fast Attack Squadron. Southern Naval Command

22 JAN 2007-26 JUL 2007 25 MAR 2013-UNKNOWN DATE IN 2014 Director, Naval Operations. Commander, Western Naval Area; Commandant, Volunteer Naval Force. 2008 Deputy Area Commander, Southern 23 JUL 2014-END 2014 Naval Area. Director General, Coast Guard.

31 JUL-31 DEC 2008 11 JUL 2015-25 OCT 2017 Director Naval Operations; Director Chief of Staf. Naval Foreign Cooperation; Director Naval Marine Special Forces. MAR 2019 Secretary to the Ministry of Ports, 1 JAN-1 APR 2009 Shipping and Southern Development . Director Naval Operations, Director Naval , Director Special TRAINED: Boat Squadron & Rapid Action Boat India, Pakistan , UK (Britannia Squadron; Director, Eastern Naval Royal Naval College, Dartmouth). Area.

5 APR 2009-13 AUG 2010 Commandant, Naval and Maritime Academy, Trincomalee

REAR ADMIRAL KKV PIYAL HARISCHANDRA 1984 DE Joined the Navy. 2015-16 1 January 2019 – present Commanded Special Boat Squadron. Commander, Northern Naval area.

30 SEP 2012 2018 Deputy Commander, Eastern Director General, Operations. Naval Area. 2 JUL 2018-31 DEC 2018 2013 Chief of Staf. Commander, Southern Naval Area. 1 JAN 2019 2014 Navy Commander (given 1-year Commander, North-western Naval Area. extension July 2019) .

TRAINED: US, China

5 INTRODUCTION

“THE GENERAL RESPONSE naval base in which scores of corroborated its existence 1 WAS THAT NOTHING COULD people were illegally detained . after visiting the location in There is no doubt that senior November 2015. BE DONE AND THAT naval commanders knew or should A COLLECTIVE BLIND EYE have known of the existence of The change of government in Sri this illegal detention site Lanka in 2015, resulted in the SHOULD BE MAINTAINED”. – perimeter security for the Sri Lankan police revitalising Trincomalee naval base was their investigation into the (NAVAL OFFICER AT TRINCOMALEE) extremely tight and even junior enforced disappearance of eleven oficers knew of the existence of men abducted by the Navy in This report examines the the torture chambers which were 2008 and 2009. The men had been complicity of the Sri Lankan discussed in hushed tones in the illegally detained first in naval Navy in illegal detentions, oficers’ mess. headquarters in Colombo and torture and enforced then in the Trincomalee naval disappearances over many Trincomalee is yet another base’s underground torture site. years. It finds a large swathe example of torture chambers Bizarrely this investigation of the naval high command was in one of the most strategic had first begun in 2009 when complicit in the violations security sites in the country. then Navy Commander Admiral or directly responsible for The International Truth and ordered them. On 28 Nov 2018, former Justice Project (ITJP) has his Aide de Camp (ADC) Sampath Navy Commander and current already extensively documented Munasinghe to be investigated, Chief of Defence Staf, Admiral endemic torture during and after after he reportedly received Ravindra Wijegunaratne – the the war, in “Joseph Camp”, the an allegation – denied by all highest-ranking military oficer main army garrison for the parties - that the ADC had in the Sri Lankan Armed Forces north, situated in the heart of been having an afair with - was arrested and remanded Town2. his wife Ashoka Karannagoda. into custody for obstructing Investigators found four of the a high-profile investigation The existence of an underground identity cards of the eleven into some of these violations. torture complex in the naval disappeared men in the room of This is just one example of base in Trincomalee was first the ADC. The ADC was arrested, political interference in the revealed in 2015 by the ITJP, which triggered a police investigative process at the based on information from investigation which subsequently highest level. Most shocking Tamil survivors who had been boomeranged to include the perhaps is that these violations detained there for three and a Navy Commander (the original were part of a wider pattern of half years and were brutally complainant) as a suspect. systemic torture that occurred tortured and then fled the over many years and in multiple country. Until then, the Sri sites, perpetrated by the Sri Lankan Navy had managed to Lankan Navy and other units of maintain the relatively clean the security forces. facade that it continues to use

in order to secure international The focus of this report is on engagement, funding and support. the country’s premier naval base These survivors gave the GPS in Trincomalee in eastern Sri coordinates of the site and the Lanka. For at least five years, United Nations Working Group during and after the civil war, on Enforced and Involuntary an underground torture complex Disappearance (WGEID) operated in the hills of the 6 Over the years, hundreds of Unfortunately, the remit of the witnesses have been interviewed police investigation has been by the Criminal Investigation narrowly focused on the eleven Department of the police (CID) victims who disappeared in the – often betraying one another, Trincomalee site rather than some testifying and then on torture victims who survived recanting their testimony on detention there and either are the basis that they had been in Sri Lanka or abroad. This pressurised – while others is in spite of the fact that absconded or were sent abroad survivors could provide crucial by Navy high command to avoid evidence about individual questioning by the police. An perpetrators and commanders, as in-depth study of the Sinhala well as the systematic nature language court documents reveals of the violations, were they that the investigation over able to testify in safety. This the last ten years has been report is unique because it fraught with problems, ranging cross-references and analyses from suspects refusing to show information from Sri Lankan up, to actually hiding in Naval court documents with testimony headquarters while Interpol from Tamil survivors abroad notices for them are issued. In and the evidence of Sinhalese 2017, the case took a new twist insiders, including naval when the chief investigating oficials, and eyewitnesses. police oficer Nishantha de Silva reported that a key suspect - Political support for the Naval Intelligence oficer RPS police investigation has Ranasinghe - had been plotting waned. Nevertheless, important to kill him from within the information has emerged that, jail hospital; the suspect was when combined with evidence nevertheless released on bail gathered by the ITJP, paints and promoted3. a sordid picture of criminal conduct by the Navy. What was initially thought to be an abduction for ransom case by a few “rotten apples” in Naval Intelligence has unravelled into something much more systematic that implicates a wide range of senior naval oficials, including the current Chief of Defence Staf, Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne in serious violations of human rights.

7 METHODOLOGY

PERIOD COVERED procedure act. The case is threats and intimidation of key still at the investigation stage witnesses. The cases of illegal detention, with the magistrate. Once the torture and disappearances magistrate’s court is satisfied The profiles on alleged documented in this report it will direct the Attorney perpetrators are based on occurred between 2008 and 2012 General to serve indictments and court documents, parliamentary in Colombo or Trincomalee. The file the case in the High Court. reports, oficial Navy and ITJP gathered further evidence Both processes are generally Chief of Defence’s websites, of similar abuses in a Navy- referred as the ‘case’ in the oficial career histories, the run detention facility in press. testimony of victims and open- Welisara as late as 2014. The source material from Fundamental ITJP’s Navy investigation was Though limited in scope, the Rights applications brought in conducted over a period of six findings of the case corroborate Sri Lanka, media reports, NGO years starting in 2014, but the accounts of victims and (non-governmental organisation) also draws on documentation and other witnesses documented reports and the social media material collected previously by the ITJP. Witnesses also profiles of alleged perpetrators. such as court documents from the expose the involvement of Navy Trincomalee 11 abduction case personnel in illegal detention, INTERVIEWS which has been ongoing since torture and disappearance beyond 2009. the facts of this particular Over six years, six ITJP case. investigators conducted COURT DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED confidential interviews with The ITJP has examined and 15 Sri Lankan Sinhalese and The ITJP conducted a thorough documented the command structure Tamil witnesses based in Sri review of the Sinhala court of the Navy and has identified Lanka, the UK and Switzerland documents relating to the the large number of Navy who worked in the Navy or had Trincomalee 11 abduction Commanders who would have had knowledge of the Trincomalee case before the Colombo knowledge of the existence of Navy secret detention and Magistrate Court. The case of the Trincomalee secret naval the eleven victims who allegedly detention and torture site. disappeared in the Trincomalee The information on postings of detention site after being naval oficers has largely come abducted by Navy personnel in from reports to parliament or 2008-2009 is currently being where that is not available investigated by the Criminal from oficial biographies, court Investigation Department of the documents or media sources. police (CID). The ITJP has also examined the extent and scope of the decade- References to ‘B reports’ long investigation by the CID are to reports of the case, into the abduction for ransom together with a summary of and disappearance of the eleven the statements, given to the individuals and whether this has Magistrate by the police and been consistent in questioning constitutes an investigation all potential suspects and report according to articles witnesses. It also scrutinised 115 (1), (20, (3), (4) and 120 the involvement of high-level (1), (2), (3) of Chapter XI of Navy oficials in obstructing 1979 No 15, code of criminal the investigation, through 8 torture site, including victims few witnesses also provided who were detained there useful information about illegal incommunicado over several detention and torture by the years. The testimony of the Navy in other Navy-run detention ITJP witnesses corroborates facilities, providing emerging the findings of the Colombo evidence of a wider pattern Fort Magistrate Court case, in of torture over many years in which more than 200 witnesses, multiple sites by the Navy. mainly Navy personnel, were This evidence complements well- interviewed. documented patterns of abuse by other units of the Sri Lankan A key insider witness helped the security forces over several ITJP to establish a detailed map decades. Although references of Trincomalee Naval Dockyard as to these other sites are made it was in 2009, identifying the in this report, its main focus exact location of the detention is on the underground torture sites in the hills of the complex of Gun Site in the hills naval base, which was further of the Trincomalee naval base. corroborated by other witnesses. Several witnesses also provided CONFIDENTIALITY AND SECURITY sketches of the sites. These sketches by victims and The ITJP gathers information on former Navy personnel provide the basis of confidentiality. corroboration for their own and Investigators, interpreters and others' accounts especially when staf are bound by confidentiality combined with the report of the agreements; victims and other UN Working Group on Enforced witnesses were informed about and Involuntary Disappearance what to expect before starting which visited the Trincomalee the interview. The ITJP takes underground torture site. great care to mitigate risks to witnesses and protect their WITNESS SELECTION information.

The main criteria used by the ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS ITJP to identify and select witnesses for this report Though it may not be reflected was detention or work in the in this report for witness Trincomalee Naval Dockyard or protection reasons, ITJP involvement as a witness in investigators did spend the so-called Trincomalee 11 considerable time documenting abduction case before the Fort and gathering information, Magistrate Court. Most of the where relevant, about the past witnesses were either held or roles of the victims and their worked in Trincomalee Naval families in the civil war Dockyard during the final phase and their current situation. of the war up until 2012. A Similarly, Naval insiders were questioned in detail about their career history, their role and postings during the civil war, naval command structure, any incidents that triggered their detention, resignation or departure from the Navy, any disciplinary measures or threats against them and, when relevant their journey to escape Sri Lanka.

9 A.NAVY COMMAND STRUCTURE

harbours; providing security for the Director Generals who all 1.BACKGROUND fishing activities; escorting hold the rank of Rear Admiral. merchant and passenger vessels Under them are the Directors who The Sri Lankan Navy (SLN) plying between diferent hold the rank of . is the naval arm of the Sri harbours; handling all harbour Lankan armed forces and is a operations (e.g. supervising vital defence force given its cargo unloading); providing 3.NAVAL island geography. The Navy is assistance to fishermen in responsible for the maritime INTELLIGENCE IN distress; and ensuring there defence of the Sri Lankan nation is no smuggling or traficking of THE NAVY COMMAND and its interests. The SLN is people or goods in and out of about 50,000 members strong, STRUCTURE Sri Lanka8. In addition, including over 1500 oficers4, during the war the SLN deployed and consists of diferent The violations documented in over 12,000 naval personnel branches5. The three main this report were allegedly in operational areas in support branches in the Sri Lankan Navy committed by Naval Intelligence of the Government’s ground which comes under the Director are: 9 strategy . General of Operations. Naval — The Executive Branch - Intelligence is not a separate responsible for sea 2.ORGANISATION branch of the SLN11. operations; — The Naval Patrolman At the head of the Navy is the Under the Director General of Branch - responsible for Commander of the Navy (CoN) – a Operations is the Director of land operations; and list of profiles of the oficers Naval Operations (DNO) (usually — The Logistics or Supply who have held this post is on from the Naval Patrolman Branch) Branch – responsible Page 3. who commands (a) the Director for providing supplies of Land Operations who operates and logistics. Above the three forces in the East of Sri Lanka, (b) 12 commanders (Air, Army and Navy) the Special Boat Squadron , (c) The path to command is through sits the Chief of Defence Staf – the Rapid Action Boat Squadron the Executive Branch, and a new post created after the war and (d) the Director of Naval only sea-going oficers of the in 2009. This ofice is currently Intelligence. The Director of Executive Branch can command held by Ravindra Chandrasiri Naval Intelligence also reports ships6. The Naval Patrolman Wijegunaratne, who was promoted to Navy Headquarters as well as Branch was formed in the 1990s to the rank of Admiral and the Director Naval Operations to increase the land operation appointed from CoN to Chief of and under him are senior staf capability of the SLN7. As a Defence Staf on 22 August 2017. oficers and staf oficers. fighting unit, it performs the RC Wijegunaratne has himself been Intelligence gathering at the role of naval and is in implicated in witness tampering relevant period was organised charge of naval land operations. in the Trincomalee 11 case – see according to the geographical his profile in Annexure 1. zones (north west, north Outside of its fighting role central, west, south, north and which included countering the The CoN ultimately reports to east). Each zone would have its LTTE threat at sea during His Excellency the President of own Area Intelligence Oficer. the war, the SLN has more the Democratic Republic of Sri traditional responsibilities. Lanka, as Commander in Chief of These include providing security the Sri Lankan Armed Forces10. for the Colombo, Trincomalee, Under the Commander of the Navy (KKS) and Galle comes the Chief of Staf and then 10 SRI LANKAN NAVY COMMAND STRUCTURE: DG NAVY DIRECTOR OPERATIONS GENERAL OPERATIONS

DIRECTOR DIRECTOR NAVAL NAVAL OPERATIONS WEAPONS

Also reports to Naval HQ

Senior DIRECTOR DIRECTOR Staf NAVAL LAND SBS RABS NAVAL Oficer OPERATIONS INTELLIGENCE Staf Oficer

Patrol Branch

Area East NORTH NORTH Intelligence WEST SOUTH NORTH EAST Oficer WEST CENTRAL

Gemunu Maritime Academy (Welisara) SLNS Tissa Thaksila (training at Welisara) Navdoc (SBS here) Mahasen (Welisara) Mahaveli Lanka Volunteer Vijayaba (Welisara) (Nilaveli) Parakrama Walagamba (admin base in HQ Colombo) Parakumba Rangalla (Sampur) (harbour) Kelani 11 (CEFAP) SRI LANKAN NAVY COMMAND STRUCTURE: COMMANDER OF (VICE ADMIRAL) DGS AND NAVY (CON) DIRECTORS

CHIEF OF

DIRECTOR (REAR ) GENERALS

PERSONNEL HEALTH LEGAL OPERATIONS ENGINEERING LOGISTICS ELECTRICAL SERVICES & TRAINING SERVICES SERVICES

(COMMODORES) DIRECTORS

OPERATIONS ENGINEERING PERSONNEL HEALTH LOGISTICS ELECTRICAL SERVICES LEGAL WEAPONS & TRAINING SERVICES SERVICES Intelligence Civil Logistics Project & Projects & Engineering Training Dental Utility plans Land Ops Services Finance Eng.Services Personnel System Welfare SBS Medical Naval Budget Marine Eng. Naval Admin. Services IT RABS Victualling & Auto Mobile clothing Eng. Pay & pension 12 B.THE TRINCOMALEE 11 COURT CASE

MUKV Bandara was the person who have found no evidence to link 1.BACKGROUND told Navy Commander Karannagoda any of these victims to the LTTE that his ADC was having an afair or suspected terrorist activity. On 28 May 2009, then Commander with his wife allegedly because of the Navy (CoN) Admiral the ADC was blocking a private All of the eleven victims Wasantha Karannagoda submitted a business deal Bandara was were allegedly abducted in written complaint to the police13 involved in16. This disclosure Colombo between 25 August 2008 against his trusted aide-de-camp allegedly precipitated and February 2009. According (ADC) of many years Munasinghe’s disgrace, the to court documents, HMPCK Commander Sampath Munasinghe. search of his room and the Navy Hettiarachchi, RPS Ranasinghe The initial complaint accused Commander’s complaint to the and Sampath Munasinghe were him of suspected LTTE links and police. directly involved in the improper financial transactions, abductions18. Several naval after four national identity The subsequent investigation witnesses told the CID that the cards14, three mobile phones, of Munasinghe by the Criminal abduction squad was commanded by two sim cards, a passport, 450 Investigation Department of the DKP Dassanayake19. live ammunition and promissory police (CID) as a result of notes were found in his room at Navy Commander Karannagoda’s Profiles of the following key naval headquarters in Colombo. complaint, brought to light suspects can be found in Karannagoda had ordered the Munasinghe’s involvement in Annexure 1: Naval Provost to search the a squad of Navy Intelligence room. oficers implicated in the — (a) RC Wijegunaratne’s

abduction in Colombo of at profile. Earlier that year, Lt Cmdr least eleven men between 2008- — (b) WKJ Karannagoda’s Sampath Munasinghe had fallen 2009 and their subsequent profile out with his boss’ Naval disappearance in Trincomalee — (c) DKP Dassanayake’s Adviser, Rear Admiral MUKV naval base. The investigation profile; Bandara15. A witness alleges that has been ongoing before the — (d) Sampath Munasinghe’s Colombo Fort Magistrate’s court profile since June 2009 and is generally — (e) HMPCK Hettiarachchi’s referred to in the media as the profile; Trincomalee 11 case. — (f) RPS Ranasinghe’s profile.

According to the court 2.ABDUCTIONS AND documents, from August 2008 VICTIM PROFILES to March 2009 the victims were detained in “Pittu The Magistrate’s court case Bambuwa”20 which is part of focuses on 11 victims who naval headquarters in SLNS disappeared after abduction by Parakrama21, between Chaitya the Navy in Colombo in 2008 and Road and Flagstaf Street in 2009. The 11 victims were all Colombo under the custody male and included one child17. and control of Munasinghe, Four more victims of Navy Hettiarachchi and Dassanayake. abduction were identified in the The second floor was where HMPCK police investigation but they Hettiarachhi operated, according were not been included in the to court documents, and this is corroborated by ITJP witnesses 13 case. Investigations by the CID held in 2008 by the police in of of Police (IP) The 11 victims in this case were this building that was shared Nishantha de Silva27 and oficer never suspected of LTTE links – by the Investigation in charge of the Organised Crime the five young Tamil and Muslim Division (TID) at the time22. Investigation Unit of the CID men abducted from the Dehiwela The police investigation as new chief investigator in area of Colombo appear to have reveals that in March 2009, the January 2015 revitalised the been targeted for ransoms. victims were transferred to case28. According to court documents, Trincomalee naval base by HMPCK the Lyon father and son were Hettiarachchi and detained in To date, based on the testimony already informers working for the underground torture chambers of more than two hundred naval the Navy, as was Ali Anver, of Gun Site under RPS Ranasinghe and other witnesses, 15 naval but it is not clear why they and DKP Dassanayake23. According oficials and one civilian29 were detained and disappeared. to court documents, “Pittu have been named as suspects Thiyagaraja Jegan, another Bambuwa” and Gun Site were by the CID. In addition, the victim, was not wealthy and illegal detention sites that had current Chief of Defence Staf, appears unconnected to the Navy; not been gazetted at the time, RC Wijegunaratne, was arrested he seems to have been separately and those held there were never on 28 Nov 2018 for obstructing detained in Pettah, possibly in produced before the police or in the investigation by hiding a a security sweep after a bomb court24. The bodies were never key suspect and intimidating blast. recovered but investigators witnesses in this case. As of believe that the victims may October 2019, only one suspect, This group of 11 victims has have been killed sometime in May RPS Ranasinghe, is still in inaccurately been dubbed the 200925. custody. All other suspects have “innocent schoolboys” by the been released on bail. press but in fact includes at The media often refers to least three naval informers and the case as the “Trincomalee State witness, KC Welagedara, two middle aged men. 11 schoolboy case”, probably RPS Ranasinghe’s deputy at The press, human rights because the victims included Gun Site in Trincomalee naval activists and the police have a group of five students base, confirmed to the CID that studiously ignored the “national (Dehiwela Five Group) abducted he saw three of the victims at security detainees” held at the on their way back from a party Gun Site on 25 March 200930. He same site, many of whom are celebrating one of them going later heard that several people still alive in Sri Lanka and to the to study had been killed at Gun Site and abroad and who could testify medicine and to highlight their one night saw what looked like regarding the perpetrators, “innocence”. Although six of bodies wrapped in polythene unlike the victims who have the victims were Tamil, none of being loaded in the car of Navy disappeared or died. This lack them had links with the LTTE. driver Gamini. of acknowledgement of the In addition, two of the victims surviving victims stems from an were Sinhalese and three were ongoing stigmatization of LTTE Muslim. 4.AN EMBLEMATIC members and a perception that CASE? they should not enjoy the same A timeline of the abductions of human rights as civilians or the 11 victims is included on The Trincomalee 11 case has been members of the state security page 15. Two fathers and their presented to the international forces, even while hors de sons are among the victims and community as Sri Lanka’s one combat and in detention. their ages range from 17 to 50 emblematic “white van” case. at the time of abduction. [Sri Lanka’s security forces use unmarked “white vans” to abduct people and the vehicle 3.THE POLICE has become a shorthand for the INVESTIGATION violation.] The ITJP has studied hundreds of “white van” cases The CID investigation into the that occurred over the last abduction and disappearance decade, but this abduction case of the 11 individuals in is the most atypical we have Trincomalee has been going on encountered. Typically, victims since June 2009. The case is of abduction by members of the registered with the Colombo Fort security forces are suspected Magistrate’s court under number of links to the LTTE, they do 732/09 and has been extensively not call home and send text reported on in the Sri Lankan messages and the ransom is paid press since 201526. After a just before or at the time of slow start, the appointment release. 14 ABDUCTION 4 5 6

TIMELINE 7 8

1 2 DEHIWELA FIVE: GROUP RETURNING FROM PARTY IN COLOMBO

4: Rajeev Naganathan is from in Colombo. He was FATHER AND SON: STANLEY LEON celebrating going to the UK to ROSHAN LEON (BORN 1987) study medicine and was abducted PILLAI LEON STANLEY LYON with his friends in . (BORN 1958) 5: Pradeep Wishwanathan 1 + 2: The Lyons are described in the court documents as “sources” 6: Thilakeshwaran Ramalingam known to naval intelligence providing information. They were 7: Mohamed Saajith - his friend abducted by fi ve men in camoufl age Ahmed Younis Imthiyas introduces and two in plain clothes who took them to Ali Anver (11) who asks them in a white van saying they about Rajeev Naganathan’s (4) were going to Fort police station. fi nancial status. They were taken from the house of 3 Aloysius Balasingham in Kotahena, 8: Mohamed Jamaldeen Dilan Colombo - he said he could identify the perpetrators but by Court documents allege that the time a line-up was organised Aulthgedera Upul Bandara, Lt. in 2017 he was dead. They were Cmdr. Hettiarachchi, Udayakumarage KASTHURI ARAACHCHIGE JOHN REED there to get UK visas accompanieed Lakshman Udayakumara, (SON OF 10) by a UK citizen called Mike Hogan. Chandrakumar, Dharmadasa, Kumara Kottegoda, Chandrakumara, Kithsiri 3: Reed is from Kotahena in Both their National Identity and PO Hettiarachchi were Colombo. Court documents say he Cards were found in the room of responsible for the abduction and was abducted by armed men wearing Sampath Munasinghe, aide-de-camp detention. (ADC) to Navy Commander Wasantha camoufl age uniforms in Hendala Karannagoda. while travelling in a van with his girlfriend. The van was taken to a NOTE * Two dif erent months for Naval dockyard where they changed the abduction are given in the the body paint. A new navy license court documents. 26 May 2010 B number was given and it is used report says August; 13 March 2017 for navy work in the Naval and B report says May. Name sometimes Maritime Academy which is located spelt Lyon. within the Trincomalee naval base.

Naval of icer KPLP Wickremesuriya has stated that Hettiarachchi and team abducted the Lyons, robbed their belongings and put them in a cell with iron bars. 25 AUG 08 8 SEPT 08 17 SEPT 08 15 VICTIMS WHO EMERGED DURING THE INVESTIGATION BUT NOT INCLUDED IN THE CASE:

12 13 14 15 16

11 JAN 2009 2010

12: Vadivel Palanasami Loganathan 14: Gale Ralalage Shantha (cousins) Samaraweera* (also written as Samarawickrama) of Kegalle. 13: Ratnasami Paramanathan Arrested on 22 July 2010. (cousins) Naval of icer BM Wij ayakantha ( The dismembered vehicle they alias Podi Malli ) has said that travelled in was later found in Shantha Samaraweera (dif erent Welisara navy camp in 2016. spelling) (Missing since 23 July 2010) and Pradeep from Ibbagamuwa were held in Gun Site.

15: Prageeth Nisansala Vithanarachchi

9 10 11

THIYAGARAJA JEGAN KASTHURI ARAACHCHIGE ANTHONY MOHAMMED ALI ANVER (ALIAS HAJJIAR) (FATHER OF JOHN (3)) 9: Jegan is from Trincomalee and 11: According to his brother Ali he was working in his uncle’s 10: Abducted by men in camoufl age Anver knew Sampath Munasinghe and jewellery shop in Pettah in and in plain clothes who his wife was an informer. He is alleged to Colombo. He was abducted on his said identifi ed themselves as CID. have lured Rajeev (4) to a house way to work. On this date there rented by Hewahendige Hemamali was a bomb blast in Pettah and His National Identity Card was Dias as instructed by naval there was a round up and after found in the room of Sampath intelligence of icer Hettiarachchi that the family could not get hold Munasinghe, ADC to Navy Commander and Sampath Munasinghe, the ADC to of Jegan. He has no link to the Wasantha Karannagoda. the Navy Commander. His phone was group of fi ve abducted on the same used to negotiate ransoms. day. Court documents allege this His National Identity Card, abduction and detention was passport and mobile sim card were carried out by Lt. Cmdr. found in room of ADC to Navy Hettiarachchi, Cmdr. Ranasinghe, Commander. CPO Mendis, Able Seaman Gamini, Able Seaman Kottage, Able Seaman Kithsiri and Able Seaman Chandrakumara. 10 OCT 08 10 OCT 08 FEB 09 16 PROOF OF LIFE, EYEWITNESSES AND CONTACTS FOR RANSOM

WHILE DETAINED IN SLNS PARAKRAMA, COLOMBO

4 11 4 11 4

SEEKING INFORMATION RANSOM DEMAND PROOF OF LIFE

Rajeev Naganathan’s Ali Anver (11) visits the Naganathan's Rajeev Naganathan calls his father (4) father, (4) residence and requests Sri Lankan and says Ali Anver (11) was brought Govindasamy Rupees 10m as ransom. He is of ered to Navy HQ located on Chaitya Road, Naganathan, meets Rupees 7.5m to release Rajeev. Ali Colombo and Lt. Cmdr. Hettiarachchi Ali Anver (11) in says he will check with Lt. Cmdr. hung him up and beat him. Colombo to inquire Hettiarachchi and Sampath Musasinghe. about his son. A Navy of icer (Beramulle Kumudu), who was introduced by Rajeev's father's friend Anura, claims the boys are in Welisara naval base. Someone else who introduces himself as Chaminda has called and said in Tamil that the boys are with them and they need money for 10 3 their release. 10

10 3

RANSOM DEMAND RANSOM DEMAND

The wife of Kasthuri While held in Colombo Araachchige Anthony RANSOM DEMAND in a naval site, (10) receives a Annachchi* called Rajeev call from someone The wife of Kasthuri Naganathan’s (4) father speaking in Tamil Araachchige Anthony and requested a ransom. and she hears her (10) receives a call The father prepared the husband and son John requesting money from money, but no one came. Reed (3) in the a caller identifying background. himself as Annachchi*. *later the Naganathans Later she takes Rupees came to know that 500,000 to Kurunegala. Annachchi was in fact She is tricked into Chaminda, a Naval guard. handing over the money. At the end of November she is also asked for a ransom of Rupees 1 million for her son (3). She manages to get 0.5 million and hands it over to Annachchi at the end of November 2008. In December 2008 Annachchi is arrested. 20 SEPT 08 30 OCT 08 NOV 08 4 NOV 08 FEB 09 UNKNOWN 17 UNKNOWN and blindfoldedinColombo. fl oor ofColombonavalbulding and sonaliveonthesecond ED 26213sawtheLeonfather Mudiyanselage AshokaMahesh Chief PettyOf icer Attanayake EYEWITNESS

UNKNOWN 1 guard. Chaminda, aNaval Annachchi wasinfact came toknowthat *later theNaganathans in Colombo. in custodyNavyHQ fi ve boysandtheLeons Chandrakumar sawthe Wij ekoon Mudiyanselage EYEWITNESS 8 4 1 6 2 5 7 2

UNKNOWN Leons. beaten byUdayakumarandsawthe bed stands,healsosawAliAnver the fi ve boysbeinghandcuf ed to Susantha Pettyof icer XC30543saw EYEWITNESS 6 1

UNKNOWN in GunSite. aware ofdetainees orders. Hewasalso Hettiarachchi's and Lt.Cmdr. Sampath Munasinghe were heldunder informed thatthey Colombo andwas saw detaineesin Of icer XP20746 Chaminda Petty Liyanage Upul EYEWITNESS 7 2 4 8 11 5

UNKNOWN shown. those heldtherefromphotos in 2008February.Heidentifi ed intelligence underCaptainMohotti Naval ratingVA59652workedin Ranhavadi DurayalagePriyankara, EYEWITNESS

2008 detentions. of theDehiwla5 being beaten.Aware in detentionand them blindfolded detained. Latersaw were abductedand aware theLeons ED 26213:Hewas Mahesh Kumara, Mudiyanselage Ashoka Of icer Attanayaka Chief Petty EYEWITNESS 8 4 1 6 5 7 2 18 MOVED TO GUN SITE 4 IN TRINCOMALEE

PROOF OF LIFE

Rajeev Naganathan (4) calls 4 11 4 3 his father.

4

CORROBORATION EYEWITNESS

The father of K. C. Welegedara says he Rajeev Naganathan saw three people coming out PROOF OF LIFE (4) receives an SMS of the detention cells at saying Lt. Cmdr. Gun Site in Trincomalee to Rajeev Naganathan (4) makes his Hettiarachchi has bathe and learned they were last call to his father. transferred those Ali Anver (11) , Rajeev detained in Navy HQ Naganathan (4) and John on Chaitya Road, Reed (3). Ali Anver (11) 4 5 6 Colombo to the was wounded. Trincomalee naval base.

7 8

11 4 5 CORROBORATION

Rajeev Naganathan's (4) parents visit the Fisheries EYEWITNESS 6 7 and Aquatics Resources Minister Wimal Wimal Ratnasiri who invites his neighbour Seneviratne, Petty Commodore Shemal Perera to Of icer, who served 8 help. A few days later Shemal in intelligence in Perera confi rms the boys are in Trincomalee naval Trincomalee. base 27.03.2008- 25.04.2009, confi rmed RANSOM DEMAND he has seen Ali Anver with assault Heshan (alias Bandu 4 wounds on head and Kumara) calls body. Not specifi ed Naganathans (4) to say where he saw him. Lt. Cmdr. Hettiarachchi has the boys and he can arrange a call. On RANSOM DEMAND another call he asks COMPLAINT for half a million rupees (unclear if in Heshan calls father total or for each). of Rajeev Naganathan Rajeev Naganathan (4) (4) to complain people calls his father to say know he facilitated Lt. Cmdr. Ranasinghe calls and that he is in charge of their is in trouble as a detention. result. MAR 09 MAR - APR 09 25 MAR 09 APR 09 2 APR 09 21 APR 09 MAY 09 MAY 09 19 17 JUN 09 taken asaresult. No responseoractionwas being heldinTrincomalee. confi rmation theboyswere Karannagoda following Commander Wasantha writes totheNavy Minister FelixPerera INFORMATION SEEKING 4 26 JUN 09 6 8 Abayakoon. Gedara SamanKumara 45655 Havankumbura Also AbleSeamanXS detainees atGunSite. VAS 68653sawmany alias PodiMalli Sailor BMWij ayakantha EYEWITNESS 5 7

UNKNOWN from 2008. worked underRPSRanasinghe Priyankara, VA59652, Sailor RanhavadiDurayalage EYEWITNESS 11 9 2 4 6 8 10 5 1 3 7

UNKNOWN 11, 4and3. Wickramasuriya, XP20844saw Naval ratingWimalaweera EYEWITNESS 3 4 UNKNOWN abroad fortraining. as DKPDassanayakewent worked outintheend the dealcouldnotbe Rupees 900,000.However, agreed thereleasefor Lyons andDKPDassanayake inquiries aboutthetwo has saidthathemade Francis XavierLyon RANSOM DEMAND 11 1 2 20 also accused in the court case CASE AGAINST CDS ADMIRAL 5.UNITED NATIONS regarding the assassination of WIJEGUNARATNE FOR AIDING AND TNA MP Raviraj on 10 Nov 2006. ABETTING SUSPECT HETTIARACHCHI The Ofice of the United In 2016, an all Sinhalese jury TO FLEE THE COUNTRY AND EVADE Nations High Commissioner for acquitted those on trial, a JUSTICE40: Human Rights (OHCHR) has been decision that is being appealed monitoring and reporting on in the hope of obtaining a CDS Wijegunaratne has not the Trincomalee 11 case since retrial34. been implicated in the 2015 as part of its assessment abduction of the 11 victims of progress made by Sri Lanka VADIVEL PALANASAMI LOGANATHAN in the investigation but he under the implementation of AND RATNASAMI PARAMANANTHAN is suspected of aiding and the 2015 Human Rights Council ABDUCTION CASE (CASE NUMBER B abetting key suspect, HMPCK Resolution 30/1 on promoting 2019/2009): Hettiarachchi, to flee the reconciliation, accountability country and evade justice. and human rights in Sri Lanka31. On 7 March 2019, IP Nishantha Laksiri Samarasinghe is The Trincomalee 11 abduction de Silva reported to court that alleged to have helped HMPCK case is one of those considered former CoN Admiral Karannagoda Hettiarachchi travel to by OHCHR as emblematic of human was a suspect in another while he was wanted rights violations in Sri Lanka. adduction case of two cousins, for questioning by the CID41. In its February 2019 report32, Vadivel Palanasami Loganathan The travel ban requested against OHCHR noted a few positive and Ratnasami Paramanathan35. The Laksiri Samarasinghe appears to developments with the arrest two men were abducted on 11 Jan have been lifted42. of six suspects in 2017 – 2009, during the same period as subsequently released on bail the 11 men in the Trincomalee 11 AVANT GARDE CASE: on 9 Jan 2018 - while still case. Interestingly, Vadivel is deploring political interference also from Kotahena. The vehicle Avant Garde Maritime Services in the investigative process. they travelled in was found (AGMS) was an extremely dismantled in 2016 in Welisara profitable private company set The case is indeed emblematic of Navy camp. up post-war by ex-military Sri Lanka’s unwillingness to oficials and awarded a monopoly deal with continued impunity for SHANTHA SAMARAWEERA CASE: on maritime security services, grave human rights violations full government endorsement and involving state oficials. The police investigation in the access to Navy weapons, staf Trincomalee 11 case revealed and premises by the Ministry “THE STATUS OF EMBLEMATIC that Shantha Samaraweera (also of Defence. In particular it CASES DESCRIBED BELOW, written as Samarawickrama) of operated floating armouries INCLUDING WORRYING INSTANCES Kegalle, was also kept in Gun for private security guards OF POLITICAL INTERFERENCE IN Site, under the custody of RPS combatting . The THE JUDICIAL OR INVESTIGATIVE Ranasinghe and his Special former Secretary of Defence Intelligence Unit oficers36. Gotabaya Rajapaksa is alleged PROCESS, DEMONSTRATE THE VERY Shantha was a suspect in a crime to have given approval for LIMITED PROGRESS MADE TOWARDS case who fled from police custody the monopoly given to AGMS ACHIEVING ACCOUNTABILITY IN in hospital in July 2010 and has which employed former naval SRI LANKA.” been missing since. The case is commanders - one of whom (JSK being investigated separately in Colombage) was the commander in UNITED NATIONS33 North Western province37. Trincomalee when the illegal detention site (Gun Site) PRAGEETH NISANSALA operated there, a second (SAMJ 6.SEPARATE BUT VITHANARACHCHI CASE: Perera) was the Director General LINKED CASES of Operations in ultimate Similarly, the Trincomalee 11 command of Naval Intelligence TAMIL MP NADARAJA RAVIRAJ investigation revealed that and the third (DWAS Dissanayake) MURDER CASE: victim Prageeth Nisansala was the Chief of Staf at the Vithanarachchi, missing since 31 time. Avant Garde has been RPS Ranasinghe and Sampath Oct 2010, was also held at Gun under investigation since the Munasinghe, who are key suspects Site under the custody the of Government changed in 2015 and in the Trincomalee 11 case, were RPS Ranasinghe and his Special initially the former Secretary Intelligence Unit oficers38. of Defence and these three Again, the case is being Admirals were named as suspects investigated separately in North but then dropped from a revised Western province39. indictment filed in Sep 2019. (For more see Annexure 3). 21 C.THE TRINCOMALEE TORTURE SITE

Gun Site

22 naval base of . White vans were witnessed going 1.THE Vehicle movements in and out of in and out but the security staf TRINCOMALEE the base were systematically were not allowed to log them52. recorded. Detainees were aware of Tamil NAVAL COMPLEX men being taken out in vehicles “It is fully secure and there is as informants to identify people Trincomalee is the largest naval only one entrance/exit from the and places and then returning base of the Sri Lankan Navy land manned by about 30 sentries to the base. This would have (SLN) and a shipyard. It and naval police oficers at any required repeatedly crossing the falls under the Eastern Naval given time. There are 7 cameras perimeter security in one of the 43 Command and is home to the at the entrance/exit monitored most high-security bases in the prestigious Naval and Maritime by the Senior Staf Security country. 44 Academy of the SLN . Due to its Oficer (SSSO). Everybody living position in the heart of the on the complex is registered and The special status of naval , the base is of there is a log of vehicles and intelligence vehicles within the strategic importance. people getting in and out48”. base is corroborated by court documents. Former CoN Admiral At the peak of the civil war, Security at SLNS Tissa was Travis Sinniah, who then headed the Trincomalee naval base was a further maintained by sectors the Naval and Maritime Academy, large, well-resourced facility corresponding to physical told the CID that then CoN and a prime target for an locations. Each sector, Karannagoda had advised him not attack by the Liberation Tigers including Gun Site – where the to monitor Gun Site, which was of (LTTE) who had secret detention and torture controlled by RPS Ranasinghe their own sophisticated naval sites were located – had a under DKP Dassanayake: wing. Security protocol was senior sailor in charge and “Vehicles came and went without therefore strict in 2008-2009, kept detailed physical records, being checked under DKP’s when the eleven victims of the including of the deployment of supervision53”. Magistrate’s court case were sailors, weapons and special first taken there. equipment, security incidents, movement of vehicles and 45 There were diferent zones distribution of food rations, 3.SPECIAL within the Trincomalee naval which were preserved for several INTELLIGENCE base, each with its own security months before being destroyed49. duty oficers and command. The Three diferent security logs UNIT OF NAVY security of the main gate and recorded vehicle access to the hills fell under SLNS Tissa, base, one held with the Provost According to oficial reports which is the administrative hub Marshal50, one with Dockyard included in the court documents of the base. In 2008-2009 in administration and another and other sources, the SLNS Tissa alone, there were with the security oficer. Five Special Intelligence Unit was 108 security and surveillance or six categories of details established by Commander of the checkpoints across the main of both the vehicle and the Navy, Wasantha Karannagoda, base and peninsula, with hi- people entering and exiting were in mid 2006. Karannagoda had tech Israeli cameras providing captured in the logs. It is our raised the alarm that during the panoramic surveillance capacity, understanding these logs were Norwegian mediated ceasefire the manned by about 300 sailors, not preserved. LTTE had increased its presence calling in every 30 minutes to a around the Trincomalee Dockyard team of about 15 sailors in the and Harbour. security ofice46. 2.NAVAL Naval sources say the Special Trincomalee was not only the INTELLIGENCE Intelligence Unit divided the largest naval complex – covering AND SECURITY AT island into three divisions over 800-900 acres of land for operational purposes and home to 6,000-8,000 Navy TRINCOMALEE – Trincomalee [under RPS personnel and their families47 Ranasinghe (see profile According to ITJP witnesses, but it was also the most secure Annexure 1)], Talaimannar Naval Intelligence benefited from [under SDSS Dayananda who was a special exemption in which found with one of the Kotahena their vehicles were allegedly victim’s phones54] and Colombo not checked or logged entering [under HMPCK Hettiarachchi (see the Trincomalee base: profile, Annexure 1)]. Court documents say SDSS Dayananda “Only Naval Intelligence was the was second in command to RPS exception and had ‘free access’ Ranasinghe55. 51 23 with no details taken down ”. The oficial documents submitted court case. These informers to court clearly state that were important assets for the during what they call the Navy and other security forces ‘Fourth Eelam War’ (2006-9) in their eforts to deconstruct the Special Intelligence Unit the LTTE’s command and resource was under the command of the infrastructure. It is clear Eastern Naval Command and the from court documents that Naval Navy Commander56. Members of the Intelligence units in Colombo unit were oficers very close to and Trincomalee worked closely Karannagoda and members of his together62. security detail. The oficer in charge was DKP Dassanayake (See profile, Anexure 1) who performed this role in addition to being 4.ILLEGAL Navy Spokesman. DETENTION AT GUN

Though quite small before 2008, SITE there was an important push to build Navy Intelligence capacity The existence of secret driven by then CoN Admiral detention and torture sites Karannagoda around 2008, due run by Sri Lankan security to an intensification of anti- forces, including the Navy63, 57 terrorist activities . According has long been alleged by human to court documents, Naval rights groups64. The site run by Intelligence units operated by Naval Intelligence and hidden DKP Dassanayake and Sampath in the jungle-covered hills 58 Munasinghe and headed by HMPCK of the Trincomalee Naval base Hettiarachchi in Colombo and RPS was not initially a gazetted Ranasinghe in Trincomalee were detention site. The ITJP was involved in the abduction and the first organisation to reveal disappearance of the 11 victims the existence of Gun Site as a 59 in Gun Site . secret detention and torture site in July 201565, giving “WHEN FONSEKA SAYS THAT the GPS coordinates for one of GOTABAYA HAD A UNIT the Gun Site locations (GPS: OPERATING UNDER HIM, THIS IS 8’33’26’13 N, 81’14’32’87 E). THE UNIT THAT WE ARE TALKING The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances ABOUT; SUMITH RANASINGHE, (WGEID) visited the site on 16 SAMPATH MUNASINGHE November 2015, a few months AND LT COM. HETTIARACHCHI”. after the site was sealed by the CID66, and noted that systematic NAVAL WITNESS torture had taken place in the underground cells in Trincomalee Based on naval witnesses and that the secret detention and victim testimony, Naval site, which was in existence Intelligence used informers to for some years, could not have identify captured LTTE members operated “unnoticed” by other and tortured them to gather oficials. intelligence and turn them into informers themselves. Naval Though generally referred to Intelligence also allegedly as Gun Site, or Gunside, the worked closely with the Karuna site has also been referred group60 from the East and relied to as ‘Gota’s camp’ in court on a network of informers, whose documents67. As the ITJP said in the payment they had to self- 2015, Gun Site was run by RPS finance61. According to naval Ranasinghe and in his absence insiders, Naval Intelligence by his deputy, KC Welagedara. financed its vast network of informants through criminal activity, including the proceeds of abductions for ransoms like those of the 11 victims in the 24 NAVY INTELLIGENCE COMMAND CHART (2009)

M.A.D.SAMPATH MUNASINGHE W.J.K. KARANNAGODA ADC TO NAVY NAVY COMMANDER COMMANDER

REAR ADMIRAL T.S.G. SAMARASINGHE S.M.B. WEERASEKERA DG NAVAL OPERATIONS COMMANDER EASTERN (JAN-MAY) AREA

D.K.P. DASSANAYAKE DEPUTY/DIRECTOR NAVAL OPERATIONS

A. K. GURUGE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE

SPECIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT

R.P.S. RANASINGHE SPECIAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICER

H.M.P.C.K. HETTIARACHCHI NAVAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICER

KRISHANTHA C. WELEGEDARA DEPUTY TO RPS RANASINGHE

25 MAP OF GUN SITE, TRINCOMALEE

MAP LEGEND

19 Auditorium and library – built 2008

22 Oficer Training Wing

23 Sandy Bay Beach

24 Thurusewana / Beer Garden

71 Coral Cove

72 Firing range

76 Meteorological Station

77 Gun Site 1

78 Gun Site 2

79 Gun site 3

26 SURVIVOR SKETCHES OF GUN SITE 2

27 (I) SITE LAYOUT This description of multiple sites is corroborated by the Gun Site consists of three statement given to the CID by former colonial artillery Rear Admiral Travis Sinniah, points situated in the jungle- then Commander of the Naval covered hills of Trincomalee and Maritime Academy: “Coastal naval base and falling under artillery guns have been placed the security of SLNS Tissa. in Gunside during British rule. The artillery points have been Cells in Gunside artillery mounted on fortifications and are compound marked as 1, 2 and 3 each connected to an adjacent was under former Navy commander munitions bunker. These are Karannagoda. They are situation marked on the Trincomalee naval between Roney point and Parkbird base map legend as N° 77 (Gun Road. It was controlled by Lt Site 1), 78 (Gun Site 2) and 79 Cmdr Ranasinghe under DKP72” (Gun Site 3). There were also adjacent temporary buildings between Gun Site 1 and Gun Site 2, including a mess that housed up to 30 sailors.

A former naval oficer familiar with Gun Site confirmed to the ITJP that the munitions bunkers were used by Naval Intelligence to detain and interrogate prisoners68.

“I can confirm I only saw men being detained in the bunker at Gunside I”.

At Gun Site 2, there were four cells under the guards’ room which were partially underground as well as an underground space. “There were some steps hidden by some camouflage net leading to an underground space. I could see this whenever I was going Gun Site, Trincomalee to the toilet on the other side of the road…I saw from my cell prisoners that I did not know going in and out of the toilet and I assume that they were kept in this underground space69”.

Gun Site 3 was a small camp surrounded by barbed wire next to the main road. It was comprised of two cells above ground and about six underground cells70. This appears to be corroborated by court testimony referencing two cells in one of the locations71.

The WGEID only visited two underground complexes containing 11 cells. It referred to as many as 12 underground chambers, indicating an extensive illegal detention facility. 28 (II) TIME PERIOD DURING WHICH THE until mid-2012. These included “a secret detention facility SITE WAS IN OPERATION LTTE cadres captured at sea within the Navy dockyards – a while trying to leave the war secured area that includes The secret detention and zone on fishing boats. Initially the ruins of British and Dutch torture site operated for a they were transported to Point fortification77”. number of years. According to Pedro, processed and then a former Navy oficer, the site transferred by boat and detained In addition, a Sri Lankan group, was used by Navy intelligence in the underground torture The Social Architects (TSA), as a detention and torture site at the Trincomalee Naval interviewed a man held as part site from around 2005/2006 Base. Quite separately, Tamil of a group of fifteen prisoners and increasingly from 200773. civilians captured at sea were in the Trincomalee Navy From around 2008, entrance was detained in the living quarters Headquarters from April 2009 – restricted; the ITJP interviewed of the naval base for more than June 2012. They were then moved various witnesses who confirmed two years, including the wife to a rehabilitation camp for six that the site was operational and children of the LTTE Sea months before being released but from 2008 to 2012 and possibly Tiger leader, Col. Soosai. threatened with death if they even before 2008. exposed the truth78. Extraordinarily the Sri Lankan The WGEID reported seeing a date court documents actually (B) TRINCOMALEE 11 ABDUCTEES AND of “25 July 2010” grafitied on a refer in passing to the OTHER DETAINEES cell wall, which they believed ʼnational security detainees”, indicated the site was still in corroborating their existence. While many individuals detained use on that date74. One detainee RPS Ranasinghe who was in at Gun Site were national said, “One of my duties was charge of Gun Site said in his security detainees (LTTE members to clean up a cell that was at statement that: and individuals suspected of the next level to mine when it being associated with the was empty. When doing so, I saw “Furthermore, LTTE members who LTTE), detainees also included blood and people names who had surrendered to the Navy were civilians79. A witness who was been scratched into the walls held in underground cells in detained incommunicado at Gun with a sharp instrument.” the Maritime Academy premises Site for more than 3 years known as Gun Site under his between 2009 and 2012 confirmed (III) PROFILE OF DETAINEES control with permission from that there were civilians the defence ministry. They were detained both at Gun Site 380 “DURING 2008-2009, THERE WAS rehabilitated and released to and Gun Site 2. At Gun Site 2, A NEED TO DO CERTAIN THINGS the society in two stages. the man in the cell adjacent They were never shown to to his was a Sinhalese man who FOR NATIONAL SECURITY75” . the Trincomalee Magistrate, was involved in an underground police or a Human Rights network smuggling drugs and had (REAR ADMIRAL SMB WEERASEKARA organisation76”. been abducted by the Navy81. 2008-9 COMMANDER EASTERN NAVAL AREA) The fact that “national The fact that civilians security suspects” were also were also detained there (A) NATIONAL SECURITY DETAINEES routinely abducted, tortured is corroborated by the CID and disappeared seems to have investigation. Based on court According to survivor testimony, been common knowledge within documents, it appears that scores of captured LTTE suspects Navy circles. Several insiders at least three of the “11 were detained in the secret site interviewed by the ITJP matter- schoolboys” abducted were from at least late April 2009 of-factly admitted to it, detained in 200982 in Gun Site. seemingly oblivious to any They were kept in only their possible associated wrongdoing. underwear and eyewitnesses say This speaks to the perceived they bore the marks of beatings. lack of fundamental rights of LTTE suspects. Though a few women have been detained at Gun Site, it seems ITJP witness accounts are that most detainees were male. further corroborated by other NGO reports from inside and “I BELIEVE IT WAS A MIX OF outside Sri Lanka. In March LTTE PEOPLE AND CIVILIANS 2012, Amnesty International BASED ON THEIR AGE, LOOK AND cited the testimony of a former LTTE member detained and FROM WHAT I COULD HEAR THEM tortured by Naval Intelligence SAYING.” and used as an informer by 29 them. He told Amnesty there was [GUN SITE SURVIVOR] (IV) NUMBER OF DETAINEES documents from the Colombo 5.TORTURE magistrate’s case also, which While the ITJP has not been able refer to torture taking place A former Navy oficer familiar to establish the exact number at Gun Site – for example that with Gun Site told the ITJP: of individuals detained at Gun Ali Anver had a wound on his “I knew torture was taking place Site, it has been able to make head or other detainees who were here, and saw with my own eyes estimates based on accounts witnessed with scars on their on a number of occasions people from former detainees and Navy bodies89. After its visit of the who had been tortured and were personnel collected to date, site, the WGEID also concluded injured there88”. that at least 75-100 individuals that systematic torture had were detained at Gun Site83. taken place in Gun Site90. One witness described being “When we were taken to Trinco repeatedly interrogated and there was a hilly area beyond tortured during his detention at where we stayed. I saw a truck 6.DETENTION Gun Site 2 and Gun Site 3, which going up and taking a lot of lasted over 3 years. At the CONDITIONS food for feeding people. At beginning, he endured torture the meal times I saw the truck Witnesses described having sessions up to four times a with big vessels with food for been detained for years in week. The interrogators demanded more than 100 people…I saw this Trincomalee secret detention information about hidden practically every day from the sites without their families LTTE weapons and explosives time I arrived till when I being told where they were being as well as names of other LTTE left84”. held, despite repeated requests cadres and individuals linked to the authorities. The cells to the LTTE in the Trincomalee Furthermore, the mother of one were either fully or partly area. Witnesses described the of the 11 disappeared men, underground with iron rod doors. men who tortured them as also Sarojini Naganathan, told the Detainees slept on a bare cement abusing them outside of oficial court that her son told her floor. There was no natural enquiries, on Sundays or other he’d seen and heard other young light, toilet or access to water times when they were of work and prisoners in the Trincomalee in the cells. Detainees were drunk. site when he telephoned her from only allowed to fill one plastic there85. bottle per day with water. They Methods of physical torture were not allowed to walk or stay included kicking, beatings and An insider witness confirmed outside, except for trips to the hitting with a wooden plank, the that at Gun Site 1, there were toilet twice in 24 hours. leg of a chair, hard plastic about 15 prisoners kept in the pipes filled with sand or cement, munitions bunker at any one A victim who was detained in Gun cigarette burns, as well as time86. Around mid-2009, there Site told the ITJP that he was finger nails, toe nails and teeth were also about 60 detainees at only allowed to stay outside being forcibly removed with a Gun Site 3 alone: “I believe once for 30 minutes during his plier. that there were about 60 people three years of detention. in total detained in our small “THE PAIN WAS HORRENDOUS AND camp comprised of the two above “We were kept during our entire ground and about six underground I OFTEN FEARED THAT THEY detention in this camp inside cells….When these detainees were WOULD KILL ME BECAUSE I without natural light (the going to the toilet…I was trying COULD NOT GIVE THEM ANY OF plastic sheet generally covered 87 to count them ”. Over time, the THE INFORMATION THEY WERE the door) or fresh air. We had number reduced progressively AFTER. I WAS TERRIFIED WHEN no contact with the outside and by 2012 there were only a world91». handful of people left. THEY WOULD GET ME OUT FOR INTERROGATION”. Individuals were also detained at Gun Site 2 and possibly in [GUN SITE SURVIVOR] the adjacent buildings but the numbers could not be confirmed. The ITJP has also documented allegations of sexual violence The ITJP also has evidence that taking place at Gun Site, though several family members of LTTE witnesses felt too embarrassed fighters, including children, to provide full details and what were held for years in the they did disclose cannot be main naval compound itself, published for witness protection rather than the Gun Site secret reasons. location. The accounts of ITJP witnesses are corroborated by court 30 Many of them were kept in their underwear. They were constantly 7. The chart on Pages 32-3 hungry as food rations were DISAPPEARANCES: illustrates how the ITJP insuficient. They did not eat witnesses (on the right side any fruit, vegetables or other WGEID VISIT TO in black text) named the same fresh items; food provided SITE alleged perpetrators as cited was often of. Detainees did in court documents (on the left not have access to medical side in red). It also shows how “IT'S LIKELY THAT MANY MORE care or a doctor and were only these same individuals were occasionally given paracetamol PEOPLE WERE IN THAT DETENTION commended and promoted by the tablets by the guards, after CENTRE.” Navy. particularly intense torture sessions. (UN - WGEID93) In addition a Lasantha was named by survivors as a guard and is The chief investigating police While only the disappearance of also named in court documents as oficer in the Trincomalee 11 11 individuals in Gun Site is part of RPS Ranasinghe's unit in abduction case, Nishantha de being investigated, following 2008. Silva, told the court while its November 2015 visit, the presenting photographs of WGEID noted that it was clear An ITJP witness was tortured by the underground cells, that that many more people were a Podi (small) Kumara. "He was detaining anyone under those detained and tortured at the short and a bit fat, with fair conditions in itself amounted to secret detention site. skin. He had curly hair and also torture92. wore a “French cut beard. He The police investigation also must have been about 35 years cited grafiti of four Sinhala old. He never wore a uniform names found on the walls of but shorts and a T-shirt. He Gun Site: Sanath -Jaela (place was Sinhalese but he also spoke name), Nandimithra - good Tamil. He translated for (place name), Berty-Pugoda RPS Ranasinghe." Another witness (place name), Jayasekara 875894. said Podi Kumara was talked It is believed these may be about; a third witness said Podi additional victims. Kumara spoke good Tamil. A fourth witness from Trincomalee A witness who was detained at knows him from 2006 when he was Gun Site for several years told spying on locals and confirms the ITJP that the number of he spoke good Tamil. There is a detainees kept reducing during suspect in the court documents his detention. From about 50 carrying the name Podikumara but detainees in the underground it's not clear if this is the cells of Gun Site 3 at the same individual. beginning of his detention, only 2-3 were left by the end of his Three additional guards and detention. interrogators are named by survivors. “Sometimes a vehicle came to pick up detainees from our camp. It was generally at night but twice the vehicle came during the day and I saw that it was a dark blue van. When the van was coming, I could hear screams coming from the underground cells. It sounded as if the people were resisting to be taken away to the van. I noticed that after each visit of the van the number of detainees seemed to have decreased. My impression is that the detainees who were taken away were not returned. I do not know if those people were taken to another detention centre or what else happened to 31 them95”. CORROBORATION CHART SPECIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT AT GUN 2008 2009 ITJP WITNESSES IDENTIFIED THE SITE UNDER RPS RANASINGHE IN 2008 COMMENDED PROMOTED SAME NAVAL OFFICERS AT GUN SITE (DETAILS FROM COURT DOCUMENTS). FROM 2009 ONWARDS.

Muthuwahennadige Aruna Yes Thushara MENDIS, Master Chief Petty Oficer, Staf Number XS 13961. Arrested in January 2018 and released on bail in July 2018.

He was in charge of a boat allegedly A naval oficial called Mendis used for disposing of bodies and interrogated an ITJP witness witnesses saw him with body bags detained at Gun Site. The witness from 2008-2009. He served under described Mendis as short and fat Ranasinghe in the Parakrama Naval with dark skin, 45-50 years old and base and is alleged to have driven poorly groomed. He is referenced by the vehicle that abducted the another ITJP witness detained at Dehiwela 5 group of victims. He is Trincomalee who heard of him only also alleged to have been involved as Mendis Sir. in the abduction of naval informer Ali Anver in February 2009.

Kasthuriarachchige A. GAMINI Yes Yes (alias Amapara Gamini), APM, Staf Number XP 243347. Arrestedin January 2018 but released on bail in July 2018.

Court witnesses report seeing him Two ITJP witnesses detained at with body bags and say he was the Gun Site from 2009 onwards named driver. RPS Ranasinghe confirmed a driver called Gamini. Another Gamini worked for him. Another ITJP witness who was abducted in witness, Wickramasuriya, names 2007 says he was abducted was by Gamini as allegedly involved in the naval oficials called Gamini & Loku abductions. Gamini is listed in Kumara. the court documents as one of those who allegedly abducted Ali Anver in February 2009.

G.U.S. SENARATNE, LMP, Yes Yes Staf Number XP21151 (spelt Senarathne sometimes).

Two other suspects in the court An ITJP witness says a naval case are called Senaratne (Dilantha oficial called Senaratne tortured Senaratne and Sanjeewa Prasad Ilanga him at Gun Site. He describes him Senanayake (Senaratne) - the as short, dark ,thin about 35 years latter was arrested in December 2018 old and with very short hair, and charged with abduction, unlawful speaking broken Tamil and wearing detention and aiding murder and civilian clothes. conspiracy but granted bail in June 2019. SPECIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT AT 2008 2009 ITJP WITNESSES IDENTIFIED THE GUN SITE UNDER RPS RANASINGHE COMMENDED PROMOTED SAME NAVAL OFFICERS AT GUN IN 2008 (DETAILS FROM COURT SITE FROM 2009 ONWARDS. DOCUMENTS).

N. Hettihandi, APM, Staf Yes Yes Number XP 21073.

No more details in court An ITJP witness detained at documents. Gun Site recalls him as a guard. He describes him as wearing spectacles, fat with a big belly, curly hair and in his forties.

Kumar alias Loku (big) Kumar, Petty Oficer.

1. Yes 1. Petty Oficer, MWKC One ITJP insider witness Kumara, Staf Number XP 20180 2. Yes says there was a Kumar at (involved in RPS Ranasinghe Gun Site who had been a team in 2008 and recommended 3. Yes catering oficer. A Gun Site for promotion in 2009). detainee says Kumara speaks fluent Tamil and was called 2. , PVS(J) “lokku” which means tall/big Kumara, Staf Number XS 30529 in Sinhala. "He was tall and (part of RPS Ranasinghe's good-looking with fair skin. team). He wore a “French cut beard” (moustache and small beard). 3. Chief Petty Oficer, WGP/ He must have been about 40 WGGGS Kumara, Staf Number XX years old at the time". The 16920. witnes says he was a senior interrogator and was said to have studied in the USA. An ITJP witness detained at Gun Site references a CPO Kumara torturing him.

Bandara

1. No 1. Yes RMS Bandara, Leading Patrol An ITJP witness detained Man, Staf Number XP 21025 2. Yes 2. No at Gun Site references a Bandara (Guard).

Aluth Gedara Upul Bandara

33 D.SENIOR NAVAL OFFICERS’ KNOWLEDGE OF CRIMES

“EVERYONE KNEW THAT SOMETHING The Trincomalee 11 investigation vehicles entering or leaving WAS GOING ON UP THERE ‘ON conducted by Nishantha de Silva the Gun Site premises99. It is THE HILL’ AND THAT THIS WAS revealed that naval oficers at worth noting that the vehicle of the highest level knew about the the one of the 11 disappeared WIDELY UNDERSTOOD, EVEN IF abduction of the 11 individuals victims was later found by the MOST ON THE BASE DIDN’T GET and the fact that torture and police in the Trincomalee Naval TO GO UP THERE. BUT IT WAS disappearances were taking place and Maritime Academy100. Admiral DISCUSSED IN HUSHED TONES. IT in Gun Site. Karannagoda himself admitted WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO MENTION to the CID that he knew of the THIS PLACE, AND PEOPLE WERE RSP Ranasinghe, who was allegations against men under directly in charge of Gun Site, his command as early as May 10, SCARED TO TALK ABOUT THIS.” allegedly had a direct line of 2009101. to then Defence (NAVAL OFFICER) Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, The oficial investigation, who visited the site on a number corroborated by ITJP’s own of occasions96. Eastern Naval investigation, reveals that Commander SMB Weerasekara and other senior naval oficers also Deputy Eastern Area Commander, knew about what was happening also had access at Gun Site and, because of to the restricted site97. their presence in Trincomalee Furthermore, it was widely known or position in the command beyond those with access to the structure, many others must site, that Naval Intelligence have known about the Special was detaining and torturing Intelligence Unit’s crimes. people in Gun Site. Naval oficers who were brave At least three senior naval enough to raise concerns witnesses (then Provost Marshal about the activities of Naval Captain Senaka Hanwella, Intelligence in Gun Site to Eastern Navy Commander Rear their hierarchy ended up either Admiral SMB Weerasekara and threatened or at best demoted Intelligence Director Captain and paid the price with their Ananda Guruge) told the CID that career. By contrast, those who then Navy Commander Karannagoda were directly involved in the had knowledge of the overall running of Gun Site or dutifully abduction operation98. Former condoned the crimes committed CoN Travis Sinniah, who gave there by Naval Intelligence were evidence to the CID in 2017, promoted and decorated. also claimed that when he headed the Trincomalee Naval and Maritime Academy, based in Trincomalee naval base close to Gun Site, he told Karannagoda that people were held in Gun Site but that Karannagoda had directly forbidden him from interfering with these detentions or from searching 34 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 NAVY COMMAND

TSG SAMARASINGHE DWAS DISSANAYAKE WKJ KARANNAGODA WKJ KARANNAGODA WKJ KARANNAGODA TSG SAMARASINGHE (1 JAN — 14 JAN) (1 JAN — 26 SEP) COMMANDER (2019 ADMIRAL OF THE NAVY OF THE FLEET) DWA SOMATHILAKE JSK COLOMBAGE DISSANAYAKE (27 SEP ON) TSG SAMARASINGHE (15 JAN- END) (15 JULY — END)

CN THUDUWEWATTA TMWKB TENNAKOON MRU SIRIWARDENA DWAS DISSANAYAKE DWAS DISSANAYAKE VACANT (1 JAN — 20 MAY) (1 JAN — 6 JUNE) (1 JAN — 15 MAY) (1 JAN — 14 JAN) (1 JAN-26 SEP) CHIEF OF STAFF TMWKB TENNAKOON MRU SIRIWARDENA TSG SAMARASINGHE MTDJ (7 JUNE ON) (16 MAY — 14 JULY) DHARMASIRIWARDANE (27 SEP ON) TSG SAMARASINGHE (16 MAY — 14 JULY)

TMWKB TENNAKOON MRU SIRIWARDENA TSG SAMARASINGHE SMB WEERASEKARA SMB WEERASEKARA NONE SPECIFIED DEPUTY CHIEF (1 JAN — 20 MAY) (1 JAN — 6 JUNE) (1 JAN — 15 MAY) (1 JAN – 4 APRIL) OF STAFF MRU SIRIRWARDENA TSG SAMARASINGHE SMB WEERASEKARA NONE SPECIFIED (1 AUG ON) (7 JUNE ON) (16 MAY ON)

INTELLIGENCE

DWAS DISSANAYAKE (1 — 6 JAN)

SMB WEERASEKARA JSK COLOMBAGE TSG SAMARASINGHE DIRECTOR (22 JAN — 26 AUG) (1 JAN — 7 JAN) (7 JAN — 15 MAY) GENERAL SAMJ PERERA SAMJ PERERA SAMJ PERERA OPERATIONS JSK COLOMBAGE DWAS DISSANAYAKE JSK COLOMBAGE (27 AUG ON) (8 JAN ON) (16 MAY — 7 AUG)

SAMJ PERERA (8 AUG — END)

DIRECTOR NAVAL SMB WEERASEKARA RC WIJEGUNARATNE SS RANASINGHE NBJ ROSAYRO NBJ ROSAYRO NBJ ROSAYRO OPERATIONS (1 JAN — 21 JAN) (UNTIL (1 JAN — 1 APR) (1 JAN — 9 MAR) +ASSOCIATED 30 JULY 2008) ROLES. SS RANASINGHE DKP DASANAYAKE NPS ATTYGALLE (22 JAN — 26 JULY) SS RANASINGHE (TO 9 AUG) (10 MAR ON) (31 JULY ON) RC WIJEGUNARATNE NBJ ROSAYRO (27 JULY ON) (10 AUG ON )

AK GURUGE (1 JAN - MAR) DIRECTOR DNS ULUGETENNA DNS ULUGETENNA NAVAL NONE SPECIFIED AK GURUGE AK GURUGE SWC MOHOTTI INTELLIGENCE (20 MARCH — 2 OCT)*

TRINCO BASE

COMMANDER TSG SAMARASINGHE SMB WEERASEKERA SMB WEERASEKERA SMB WEERASEKERA JSK COLOMBAGE JSK COLOMBAGE EASTERN 2006 — 2008 (FROM AUG) (TO FEB) (1 JAN — 26 SEP) NAVAL AREA JSK COLOMBAGE RC WIJEGUNARATNE (8 OCT ON)

DEPUTY COMMANDER MTDJ TJL SINNIAH S JAYAKODY NONE SPECIFIED NONE SPECIFIED PIYAL H DE SILVA EASTERN DHARMASIRIWARDENE (COURT DOX) (SEP ON) NAVAL AREA

RC WIJEGUNARATNE TJL SINNIAH TJL SINNIAH SS RANASINGHE D C GUNAWARDANA D C GUNAWARDANA (TO 26 JULY) (1 JAN 4 — APRIL) (5 APRIL (UNTIL 24 JUNE) COMMANDANT — 13 AUG) NAVAL & TJL SINNIAH SS RANASINGHE US RUWAN PERERA MARITIME (27 JULY ON) (5 APRIL ON) D C GUNAWARDANA ACADEMY 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

RC WIJEGUNARATNE JSK COLOMBAGE JSK COLOMBAGE SAMJ PERERA RC WIJEGUNARATNE CHIEF OF STAFF (1 JAN — 30 JUNE) (1 JAN - 10 JUL) ARRESTED 27 NOV (18 AUG) PSO IS 2018; RELEASED SS RANASINGHE KKVPH DE SILVA RPS RANASINGHE SAMJ PERERA RC WIJEGUNARATNE ON BAIL TJL SINNIAH (1 JULY — END) (11 JULY — END) (FROM 18 AUG) SS RANASINGHE (FROM 26 OCT)

MTDJ RC WIJEGUNARATNE SS RANASINGHE SS RANASINGHE NBJ ROSAYRO J J RANASINGHE DHARMASIRIWARDANE SAMJ PERERA (1 JAN — 10 JULY) (1 JAN — 25 OCT) (TO 1 JUL) (1 JAN — 3 JULY) (TO 30 JUN) DNS SS RANASINGHE NBJ ROSAYRO KKVPH DE SILVA ULUGETENNA SAMJ PERERA RC WIJEGUNARATNE (11 JULY — END) (26 OCT ON) (3 JULY ON) (4 JULY — END) (7 JULY — END)

NONE SPECIFIED NONE SPECIFIED NONE SPECIFIED NEIL ROSAYRO NBJ ROSAYRO KKVPH DE SILVA DNS (1 JAN — 25 OCT) (TO 1 JUL) ULUGETNNA PIYAL DE SILVA J J RANASINGHE (26 OCT ON)

DIAGRAM LEGEND SAMJ PERERA NBJ ROSAYRO NBJ ROSAYRO DMB WETTEWA DMB WETTEWA (1 JAN — 4 JUL) (1 JAN — 26 MAY) (1 JAN — 19 MAR)

NBJ ROSAYRO DMB WETTEWA KKVPH DE SILVA (7 JUL ON) (27 MAY ON) (20 MAR ON) INITIALLY CHARGED IN AVANT GARDE CASE AND THEN RELEASED FROM CASE.

NPS ATTYGALLE NPS ATTYGALLE PM AKM JINADASA AKM JINADASA (1 JAN — 22 MAY) WICKRAMASINGHE (1 JAN– 30 AUG) SHOULD HAVE (1 JAN — KNOWN ABOUT PM 22 JULY) PDS DIAS WICKRAMASINGHE (31 AUG ON) TORTURE SITE (15 MAY ON) AKM JINADASA (23 JULY — END) SUSPECT IN POLICE INVESTIGATION WHUP HEWAGE NMJD NISSANKA (1 JAN — 14 JULY) NMJD NISSANKA DNS ULUGETENNA WHUP HEWAGE (1 JAN-28 SEP) (1 JAN — 25 DEC) JP PREMARATHNE (15 JULY — 30 SEP)* LADSIK WHUP HEWAGE PREMARATHNE (26 DEC - END) NMJD NISSANKA (29 SEP ON) (4 NOV — END)

WMLTB A ROHAN PADR PERERA NBJ ROSAYRO TJL SINNIAH NAN SARATHSENA ILLANGAKOON AMARASINGHE (1 JAN — 29 MAY) (1 JAN — 26 (1 JAN – 21 AUG) (TO 11 MAR)

A ROHAN NEIL ROSAYRO TJL SINNIAH NAN SARATHSENA SA WEERASINGHE AMARASINGHE (30 MAY — END) (27 MAY ON) (25 AUG ON) (FROM AUG)

NONE SPECIFIED NONE SPECIFIED AK GURUGE AK GURUGE MERRILL NONE SPECIFIED SUDARSHANA NOEL (UNTIL MARCH)

US RUWAN PERERA US RUWAN PERERA YN JAYARATHNA YN JAYARATHNA KASSAPA G PAUL* NAN SARATHSENA (UNTIL 24 JULY) (UNTIL 5 APRIL) (TO 11 MAR) K C YN JAYARATHNA WELAGEDARA AARK PERERA NPS ATTYGALLE EXECUTIVE (TO 7 JUL) OFFICER (24 APRI — SA WEERASINGHE 17 NOV) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 NAVY COMMAND

DWAS DISSANAYAKE (1 JAN — 26 SEP) COMMANDER OF THE NAVY DWAS JSK COLOMBAGE DISSANAYAKE (27 SEP ON) (15 JAN- END)

DWAS DISSANAYAKE DWAS DISSANAYAKE (1 JAN — 14 JAN) CHIEF OF STAFF

DWAS DISSANAYAKE (16 MAY — 14 JULY)

SMB WEERASEKARA SMB WEERASEKARA DEPUTY CHIEF (1 JAN – 4 APRIL) OF STAFF

INTELLIGENCE

DWAS DISSANAYAKE (1 — 6 JAN)

JSK COLOMBAGE DIRECTOR (1 JAN — 7 JAN) GENERAL SAMJ PERERA SAMJ PERERA SAMJ PERERA OPERATIONS JSK COLOMBAGE DWAS DISSANAYAKE JSK COLOMBAGE (27 AUG ON) (8 JAN ON) (16 MAY — 7 AUG)

SAMJ PERERA (8 AUG — END)

DIRECTOR NAVAL RC WIJEGUNARATNE SS RANASINGHE NBJ ROSAYRO NBJ ROSAYRO NBJ ROSAYRO OPERATIONS (UNTIL (1 JAN — 1 APR) (1 JAN — 9 MAR) +ASSOCIATED 30 JULY 2008) ROLES. SS RANASINGHE (22 JAN — 26 JULY) SS RANASINGHE (31 JULY ON) RC WIJEGUNARATNE NBJ ROSAYRO (27 JULY ON) (10 AUG ON )

DIRECTOR DNS ULUGETENNA DNS ULUGETENNA NAVAL INTELLIGENCE

TRINCO BASE

COMMANDER SMB WEERASEKERA SMB WEERASEKERA JSK COLOMBAGE JSK COLOMBAGE EASTERN (FROM AUG) (TO FEB) (1 JAN — 26 SEP) NAVAL AREA JSK COLOMBAGE RC WIJEGUNARATNE (8 OCT ON)

DEPUTY COMMANDER EASTERN NAVAL AREA

RC WIJEGUNARATNE SS RANASINGHE (TO 26 JULY) (5 APRIL COMMANDANT — 13 AUG) NAVAL & MARITIME ACADEMY 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

RC WIJEGUNARATNE JSK COLOMBAGE JSK COLOMBAGE SAMJ PERERA RC WIJEGUNARATNE CHIEF OF STAFF (1 JAN — 30 JUNE) (1 JAN - 10 JUL) ARRESTED 27 NOV (18 AUG) 2018; RELEASED SS RANASINGHE SAMJ PERERA RC WIJEGUNARATNE ON BAIL (1 JULY — END) (11 JULY — END) SS RANASINGHE (FROM 26 OCT)

RC WIJEGUNARATNE SS RANASINGHE SS RANASINGHE NBJ ROSAYRO SAMJ PERERA (1 JAN — 10 JULY) (1 JAN — 25 OCT) (TO 1 JUL) (TO 30 JUN) DNS SS RANASINGHE NBJ ROSAYRO ULUGETENNA SAMJ PERERA RC WIJEGUNARATNE (11 JULY — END) (26 OCT ON) (4 JULY — END) (7 JULY — END)

NEIL ROSAYRO NBJ ROSAYRO DNS (1 JAN — 25 OCT) ULUGETNNA

SAMJ PERERA NBJ ROSAYRO NBJ ROSAYRO (1 JAN — 4 JUL) (1 JAN — 26 MAY)

NBJ ROSAYRO (7 JUL ON)

DNS ULUGETENNA (1 JAN — 25 DEC)

NBJ ROSAYRO (1 JAN — 26

NEIL ROSAYRO (30 MAY — END) REWARDED *Gave a statement to police. Intelligence. DIAGRAM COLOUR See Annexure 2 for Alphabetical CODE EXPLAINED: Index of Naval Oficers’ DNS Ulugetenna Biographies. Director Naval Operations 2011.

NPS Attygalle Director Naval Operations 2012. SUSPECT IN THE TRINCOMALEE 11 FORT MAGISTRATE’S CASE OR AK Guruge* CONNECTED CASE: Director Naval Intelligence (SEE ANNEXURE 1 FOR PROFILES) 2008-10, court documents show he knew. RC Wijegunaratne* DKP Dassanayake* SWC Mohotti RPS Ranasinghe* Director Naval Intelligence 2010, named in court testimony.

SAMJ Perera CONNECTED TO AVANT GARDE DG Operations 2009-13. MARITIME SERVICES COMPANY: (SEE ANNEXURE 3) JSK Colombage COMEAST 2009-12, appoints JSK Colombage suspect RPS Ranasinghe as his SAMJ Perera Personal Security Oficer when he DWAS Dissanayake becomes Navy Commander in 2013- 2014.

DWAS Dissanayake KNEW OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN ABOUT Chief of Staf 2009-11. GUN SITE (2009-12) AND/OR CRIMES ALLEGEDLY COMMITTED BY THE TSG Samarasinghe SPECIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT: Deputy chief of staf to Karannagoda in 2009. WKJ Karannagoda* Court documents and he himself MRU Siriwardena admitted to the CID he knew. Chief of staf to Karannagoda in 2009. Travis Sinniah* Court documents corroborated by ABK Jinadasa ITJP testimony show he knew. Deputy Director of Operations, 2008-9. SMB Weerasekera* Court documents show he knew, corroborated by ITJP testimony saying he went up the limited access road leading to Gun Site.

Sisira Jayakody ITJP testimony says he went up the limited access road leading to Gun Site.

SS Ranasinghe Present in Trincomalee at the time.

DC Gunawardena Present in Trincomalee at the time.

NBJ Rosayro Director Naval Operations 2009- 2012 – in charge of Naval 39 E.SHORTCOMINGS AND INTERFERENCE IN THE TRINCOMALEE 11 COURT CASE

WHEN REALITY IS STRANGER THAN Failure to identify and years after the start of the FICTION implicate commanders ultimately investigation in 2009105. After in charge: its visit of the site in Nov Despite some progress in 2015, the WGEID said that going recent years, this case has The police investigation has by the dates inscribed on the been fraught with dificulties unfortunately limited its wall106, if a proper investigation from the start and continues focus to lower and mid- had been launched in 2009, which to surprise in a series of level perpetrators, failing to was when rumours of the site’s unbelievable twists worthy of clarify the de facto command existence started to circulate, the best crime novel. It would structure or go after the lives could have been saved107. be too long to list all the senior commanders responsible issues identified but a few key for the Special Intelligence Four additional Gun Site and points and incidents to note are Unit’s crimes. The role and Welisara victims investigated mentioned below: responsibility of then Defence separately: Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, INVESTIGATION SHORTCOMINGS CoN Karannagoda and other The police investigation senior commanders have yet to revealed that two additional National security detainees be fully explored. The police victims were also held at Gun overlooked as victims and investigation revealed that Site under the custody of RPS witnesses: Director of Naval Intelligence Ranasinghe and his Special A.K. Guruge (see note 102) Intelligence Unit oficers108. The The remit of the police instructed two naval witnesses cases are allegedly investigated investigation has been a to give false testimony to separately by two other courts narrow focus on the eleven the CID to implicate Sampath in North Western province. “innocent” victims disappeared Munasinghe and was in a position The police investigation in Trincomalee naval base’s to tamper with the evidence also revealed that two other underground torture chambers, but this was not investigated victims were abducted by the turning a blind eye to the further103. Key naval oficers, Navy on 11 Jan 2009 and held dozens of other victims, in such as then Deputy Commander in Welisara109. Investigating particular national security Eastern Naval Area, Sisira the cases of these four suspects, illegally detained Jayakody, in charge of the additional victims separately is and tortured or disappeared Trincomalee naval base, do deliberate and prevents useful by the Navy in the same site not appear to have been even connections being made, as and other naval detention questioned by the police well as preventing the broader facilities. In addition, investigation104. pattern of naval involvement despite interviewing more than in abduction, torture and 200 witnesses, the CID did Detention sites searched only disappearance and oficers’ not attempt to track down and six years after start of knowledge fully coming to interview any of the surviving investigation and possible light110. victims of Trincomalee’s torture evidence tampering: chambers. Their crucial evidence corroborates and at times goes The CID only requested a search beyond the CID findings as warrant to investigate “Pittu testimony provided to the ITJP Bambuwa” in SLNS Parakrama reveals. and Gun Site in 2015, six 40 Investigating oficer himself an was also the Navy’s chief legal preventing the CID from alleged torturer: representative at the time the arresting former Navy Commander abductions occurred Admiral Karannagoda over the In addition, it was revealed disappearance of the 11 men in earlier this year that the Protection and promotion of key Trincomalee119. chief investigating oficer suspects: in the case since 2015, IP WITNESS PROTECTION ISSUES Nishantha de Silva, has himself In 2017, key suspect HMPCK been allegedly been implicated Hettiarachchi absconded for Threats by RPS Ranasinghe and in torture111, afecting his more than a year in Naval HQ DKP Dassanayake: credibility to lead the under the protection of then investigation. Navy Commander Admiral Ravindra Several witnesses in the case Wijegunaratne, who allegedly have also reported being POLITICAL INTERFERENCE, LACK OF gave him 500,000 Rupees (about threatened and pressured to INDEPENDENCE AND IMPARTIALITY US$5,000 at the time) and helped change their testimony after him concoct a plan to flee to giving evidence to the CID. Former Defence Secretary Malaysia to escape justice. Court documents reveal that RPS Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s order The protection of key suspects Ranasinghe and DKP Dassanayake to exclude national security extended to DKP Dassanayake and made death threats against suspects: RPS Ranasinghe, who have been Ranasinghe’s former deputy – promoted to senior surveillance himself responsible for the The narrow focus and exclusion roles enabling them cover up illegal detention and torture from the investigation of their criminal conduct and of victims in Gun Site in 2009- crimes against national access witnesses’ communication 2010120 which the investigation security suspects stems from and threaten them, as set out in failed to explore - and another orders issued at the highest the profiles in Annexure 1. naval witness after their level. According to court explosive testimonies before the documents, then CID director Threats to lead investigating CID in 2015121. SSP Vijaya Adhikari had directed oficer’s life and attempt to his team to investigate all transfer him: Threats by CDS Admiral illegal activities “apart Wijegunaratne: from investigations relating On 10 August 2017, lead to national security” under investigator IP Nishantha de More recently, another naval instructions from then Defence Silva reported that a suspect oficer started receiving silent Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa112. in the case along with other calls and threats shortly police and army oficers had after giving testimony before Conflict of interest and been plotting to kill him from the CID exposing Admiral involvement of Deputy Solicitor the hospital jail. The suspect Wijegunaratne’s role in helping General on behalf of suspects: a Navy oficer was nevertheless suspect Hettiarachchi escape released on bail. On 20 Dec justice. On 25 Nov 2018, Admiral In 2018, former Deputy Solicitor 2018, IP Nishantha de Silva told Wijegunaratne – who had in the General, Shavindra Fernando, the court again that he feared meantime been promoted to Armed was named in court documents his life could be in danger116. On Forces Chief of Defence Staf for allegedly obstructing 18 Nov 2018, in the midst of the (CDS), the highest military justice and cross examining political crisis, the Inspector position in the entire armed the investigating police General of Police ordered forces – also allegedly tried oficers instead of representing the transfer, purportedly on to abduct and kill the witness the police force in court113. “service requirements”, of chief with the help of one of his Reports indicate he had been investigator IP Nishantha de PSO’s122. The naval witness Judge Advocate of the Navy and Silva who was however reinstated narrowly escaped and reported Director General Legal Services two days later further to a the incident to the Fort police from Jan 2008-Dec 2015114 while public outcry of witnesses117 and station, leading to the arrest also representing the Attorney an appeal to the of the CDS on 28 Nov 2018 and General’s department as deputy Commission118. On 9 Oct 2019 the his remand in custody for aiding Solicitor General from at chief investigating oficer again a fugitive and attempts to least 2010.115 The choice of complained to the court that he intimidate witnesses. The CDS such a lawyer to prosecute was living in fear. was released on bail a few days the case represents a major later on 5 Dec 2018 and the conflict of interest given he Supreme Court order preventing witness had to flee Sri Lanka to arrest of former CoN Admiral save his life123. Karannagoda:

On 7 March 2019, the Supreme 41 Court issued an order F.OTHER TORTURE SITES

There is emerging evidence TORTURE SITE IN 2014 detention site has never been that illegal detentions and admitted by the Sri Lankan torture by the SLN took place The ITJP has documented illegal Government, on 27 May 2019, systematically in other Navy-run detentions and torture of former President Sirisena gazetted facilities beyond Gun Site in LTTE members abducted as part SLNS Gemunu, situated in Trincomalee naval base. The ITJP of an extortion racket in SLNS Welisara naval base, as an will continue to investigate Gemunu in Welisara naval base oficial detention facility to this in order to establish the until at least Jan 2014129. detain suspects arrested under scope and pattern of violations the Prevention of Terrorism committed by the SLN as well as “I was told by those people Act (PTA)135. In July 2019 a Sri individuals involved. they had been brought there Lankan member of parliament for extortion money…I noticed alleged that the Terrorism some people in these cells Investigation Division (TID) SLNS GEMUNU IN were severely beaten. On a few were holding Easter Sunday WELISARA occasions while I was held at bombing suspects in Welisara the detention facility, I heard Naval Base and that members of TRINCOMALEE ABDUCTION LINK screaming from the single cell the FBI had been allowed to area130”. visit them136. The CID investigation into the Trincomalee 11 case revealed Witnesses describe how they saw DISASTER RELIEF HEADQUARTERS the dismantled vehicle of two white vans bringing in people additional individuals abducted whose face were covered to the A Disaster Response Unit was in Colombo was found by police detention facility, usually established in 2017 in SLNS in Welisara Navy camp in at night. One detainee also Gemunu in Welisara137 despite the February 2016124. Parts of the witnessed the death of an LTTE fact that the site has long been vehicle allegedly used by victim detainee as a result of severe known for its use of torture. John Reed and a motorcycle beatings and torture. They The chief guest at the opening were also intitally thought to say the detention block was a was Ravindra Wijegunaratne and be in the site known as “Navy “walled facility, with an outer NPS Attygalle (Director Naval intelligence home” in Welisara125. wall and an inner wall, in which Operations 2012)138. In 2019 prisoners are held.131” As in bailed suspect DKP Dissanayake TORTURE AND DETENTION SITE Gun Site, some detainees were was seconded to the Disaster kept underground behind the Centre as the tri- Reports dating back to 2004 Navy camp. “There were three forces liaison oficer. indicate torture occurred in underground storage tunnels and Welisara126. In addition, the one was used for prisoners132.” Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) leader’s wife Chitrangani Interestingly, DKP Dassanayake, Wijeweera and family are reported who has since been linked to to have been detained in SLNS abductions, extortion and Tissa in Trincomalee Naval base disappearance133, has allegedly from 1992-99 and then Welisara127 been visiting the detention from 1999 to at least 2015 facility at night wearing following the killing of the civilian clothes134. leader Rohana Wijeweera while in detention on 13 Nov 1989128. DETENTION SITE IN 2019

While the use of Welisara as an illegal Navy torture and 42 The secondment to a Disaster to court documents and this operated by the Sri Lankan Management Centre may be an is corroborated by other ITJP security forces, including a attempt to circumvent Leahy Laws witnesses held by the police in naval base near Mannar146 as well in the US., as an exception this building that was shared as Navy personnel involvement exists if U.S. equipment or by the Terrorism Investigation in sexual violence147. OISL other assistance is necessary Division (TID) in 2008141. highlighted a number of cases of to assist in disaster relief alleged abductions perpetrated operations or other humanitarian In late 2007 a member of mostly in 2007 and 2008 by or national security a team individuals who had identified emergencies. Recent US Sri interviewed by the ITJP themselves as Navy personnel. Lanka Cooperation has focused described abducting a young extensively on disaster relief139. Tamil man from his home in a Transcripts of representations Colombo suburb one evening in a to the domestic Lessons Learnt SWC Mohotti who was Director white van with three colleagues and Reconciliation Commission of Intelligence when torture and delivering him to Navy (LLRC) made by witnesses at occurred in the intelligence- headquarters. He described public sittings in Trincomalee run dungeons in Gun Site was passing the main gate and highlight a number of cases of from 2012-14 the Director of parking on the side of the road, alleged abductions perpetrated Sri Lanka’s Disaster Management and his superior oficer calling mostly in 2007 and 2008 by Centre140. someone to say they’d arrived. A individuals who had identified jeep drove up shortly afterwards themselves as Navy personnel148. and the handover occurred, with SLNS PARAKRAMA, a naval oficer taking the young In March 2001 two Tamil women – NAVAL Tamil man away142. one of them pregnant – were detained by the Navy HEADQUARTERS Another witness described the and then raped in police and cells in Navy HQ that operated Navy custody149. According to court documents, after the war, saying there from August 2008 to March was a row of old very small A naval oficer interviewed by 2009 victims of enforced cells where Naval Intelligence the ITJP confirmed that around disappearances were detained detained people. He said the the same period Gun Site secret in “Pittu Bambuwa” which is lock up area was opposite the detention facility was in part of naval headquarters naval hospital and adjacent to operation (at least from 2008- in SLNS Parakrama, between the medical supply area. There 2012), Naval Intelligence was Chaitya Road and Flagstaf was a guard at the door to what also using a facility in Mannar Street in Colombo. The second are old abandoned buildings and where people were tortured floor of a naval building in inside British era cells that and detained. He personally Chaitya Road was where HMPCK were used for detention143. witnessed individuals held there Hettiarachhi operated according during the relevant period150. As in Trincomalee, bodies of BOOSSA killed detainees were allegedly disposed of at sea from the Detainees held post-war at the Mannar naval base. Another TID- run site, Boossa, in Galle witness told the ITJP that her in the south of the island son, who was apparently mistaken described members of the Navy for an LTTE member, was arrested being involved in interrogation in September 2008 by the SLN and also hearing screams144. in Mannar, taken to the naval A report by the Asian Human base and never seen again. Based Rights Commission, Narratives on her account, various other of Justice, also described the families in her village have Navy taking prisoners from TID experienced similar losses of custody for interrogation145. family members at the hands of the SLN and have been without MANNAR NAVAL news of their loved ones for BASE more than 10 years. Further investigations are As an island, Mannar was mainly required in order to establish under the control of the which Naval oficers were SLN. The report of the OHCHR involved in these cases of Investigation on Sri Lanka illegal detention, torture and (OISL) documented the use of enforced disappearances and 43 torture in multiple facilities their chain of command. G. CONCLUSION

This detailed examination of the country’s most senior be seriously implicated in just one Sri Lankan naval military oficial, the Chief high levels of criminality and detention and torture site of Defence Staf, who himself that the violations and crimes suggests a pattern of grave allegedly attempted to abduct documented in this report violations of human rights a key eyewitness. This is an were not the work of a few systematically committed, which emblematic case, where the individuals but sanctioned and were widely known about and investigation has been botched condoned at the highest level of condoned by a large number of and demonstrates what the UN command. the country’s most senior naval High Commissioner for Human commanders for many years. Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, Accordingly, the entire The systemic nature of these said in 2015 – namely that “Sri Sri Lankan Navy should be violations emerging from this Lanka’s criminal justice system sanctioned by the international report suggests that these are is not currently equipped to community with the suspension not the crimes of a few “rotten conduct an independent and of international assistance and apples” at the lower levels of credible investigation into cooperation until, at the very the Navy. Rather a vast number allegations of this breadth minimum, the navy cooperates of oficers in the upper echelons and magnitude, or to hold fully with an independent of the Navy at best condoned and accountable those responsible police investigation and stops turned a collective blind eye for such violations151”. The rewarding the suspects in this to illegal detention, torture, situation remains unchanged as emblematic case by promoting enforced disappearance and most of today with the Ofice of the them or making it possible likely murder, and at worst UN High Commissioner for Human for them not to face the full were in command and control and Rights stating earlier this year might of the law. International ordered these crimes. that, “The criminal justice partners are now on notice and system has yet to demonstrate can no longer turn a blind The narrow mandate of the its capacity or willingness eye to the Sri Lankan Navy’s oficial investigation and the to address complex emblematic criminality either. deliberate exclusion of national cases152”. This raises serious security detainees from the concerns about the capacity and investigation also demonstrates political will of the Sri Lankan that the rights and voices government and the criminal of LTTE victims are yet again justice system to address completely ignored. impunity for serious violations of humanitarian law and for In addition, it is clear the gross violations and abuses of naval establishment has not international human rights law, cooperated fully with the resulting in a trust deficit in police investigation, flawed as the justice system. it has been by investigative shortcomings. On the contrary, This report details the naval it appears that naval command command structure and the number has deliberately interfered and of naval commanders or other obstructed the investigation to senior oficers who were either protect naval personnel directly directly implicated and involved implicated and responsible for or had knowledge of and condoned abduction, torture and enforced the violations documented in disappearance. This includes this report. This report also reveals that the entire Navy command structure appears to 44 International cooperation with The contrast between the lives the Sri Lankan navy, which of the alleged perpetrators includes financial support, the – allowed to travel freely, provision of special naval awarded medals and honours, equipment including cutters, continuously promoted and joint naval exercises and comfortably accommodated in training and capacity building prison hospitals when detained of the navy and individual - and the impact on the lives naval oficers, should be put of victims abroad is frankly on hold until these crimes obscene. Those who were detained and violations are fully in Gun Site still struggle investigated by an independent every day with the grievous police investigation. Given physical and psychological the nature and scope of these torture they endured and the crimes, it may be necessary harm and consequences they to include international continue to sufer They are investigators to assist the physically unable to work to Sri Lankan police in their provide for their families as investigations. a result of the ill-treatment they endured in Navy detention While the focus of this and many continue to experience report has been mainly on the impairment of their eyesight the emblematic case of the years later because of being Trincomalee 11, it has also kept underground in the dark highlighted how the violations for so long. Worst of all they committed by the Navy did not still live in fear even though stop with the end of the civil they may have asylum – fear war in 2009; illegal detention of what could happen to their and torture in naval bases families in Sri Lanka if anyone continued until at least 2014. identifies them, which leads Nor was it confined to one naval some of them to cut contact with base alone. It is therefore their families in order to avoid necessary for any independent putting them at risk. investigation to extend the scope and temporal period to go Then there is the agony of beyond 2009 so as to examine the the families of those who full extent of naval complicity disappeared. They have been in a wide range of violations given false hope and let down and crimes. The scope should by the Sirisena Government that also include command structures, promised them justice and then extortion and racketeering. promoted the suspects. Far from a success story, the Trincomalee 11 investigation has been ten years of unending trauma for the families of the victims, of not knowing what happened to their loved ones, of seeing suspects being released and rewarded, of being failed by the criminal justice system, with their sufering unacknowledged and belittled.

Bags of cash, love afairs, naval command hiding suspects, death threats issued from prison to policemen, alleged perpetrators put in charge of discipline and an Admiral attempting an abduction. This would be the stuf of fiction were it not so intensely painful for the 45 victims and their families. H.RECOMMENDATIONS

(i)The commanders responsible the period 2009-12 and, if TO THE for the Trincomalee Naval base possible, from 2007 as there are GOVERNMENT OF during the relevant period were: credible reports the torture site operated from 2007 and SRI LANKA — SMB Weerasekera (Commander the Special Intelligence Unit Eastern Naval Area 2008 - alleged to be responsible was ALREADY RECOMMENDED STEPS Feb 2010). established in 2006. This would involve questioning In 2015, the ITJP listed nine — JSK Colombage (Commander inter alia: Thisara SG steps the Government of Sri Eastern Naval Area Feb 2010- Samarasinghe155, JSK Colombage, Lanka could have taken to 25 Sep 2012). MTDJ Dharmasiriwardene, Sisira investigate the Trincomalee Jayakody, SS Ranasinghe, D C torture site when it first came Only SMB Weerasekera appears to Gunawardana, U S Ruwan Perera, 153 to light . They were as follows: have been questioned by police. DWAS Dissanayake, NBJ Rosayro, DNS Ulugetenna, NPS Attygalle 1. Not Done: Broaden the (ii) In 2009, the Deputy and SAMJ Perera. investigation into the site Commander Eastern Naval Area beyond the current Colombo was (Retired) Rear Admiral 4.Partially Done: Question the Fort Magistrate’s court case Sisira Jayakody (who remains Naval Commanders in ofice during pertaining to alleged “white Chief Hydrographer of the SLN); this period to ascertain if they van” abductions of eleven he does not appear to have been knew of the existence of this individuals by naval personnel questioned by the CID. secret detention site. They are and their detention in the Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda Trincomalee naval site. (iii) The Naval and Maritime (Sep 2005 to Jul 2009), Admiral Academy based in TSG Samarasinghe (Jul 2009 to 2. Partially Done: Question Trincomalee (adjacent to Gun 1 Jan 2011), Admiral D. W. A. the two intelligence oficers Site) during the relevant period S. Dissanayake (Jan 2011 to Sep allegedly in charge of the were: 2012)4. Trincomalee secret site from 2009-2012 - Lt Commander — SS Ranasinghe – former Navy Only Admiral Karannagoda was Welagedara and Lt Commander Commander and from March questioned by the CID. 154 Ranasinghe . 2019 Secretary to the Ministry of Ports, Shipping Though both men did give and Southern Development. statements to the CID, K.C. Welagedara has been treated as — D C Gunawardana. a state’s witness even though survivors allege that he was a — (Retired) Travis Sinniah – perpetrator. K.C. Welagedara former Navy Commander. was RPS Ranasinghe’s deputy and in charge of Gun Site in the Only Travis Sinniah has given a absence of Ranasinghe. He was statement to the CID. allowed to move to Australia with his family. (iv) The investigation should conduct an interrogation of 3.Partially Done: In addition, all senior naval oficials who question the overall commanders were based in Trincomalee during the period 2009-2012 of naval base or in charge of the Trincomalee Naval base. Naval Intelligence during 46 5.Not Done: Question naval Service (a precedent for this are not subjected to political personnel operational at Point was in the Raviraj MP killing interference or threats and Pedro in April and May 2009 case) to examine the Trincomalee benefit from greater protection. and seize transport records for site and take DNA samples from moving detainees to Trincomalee; survivors of the site in Sri 12. Immediately strip the some detainees report being Lanka or abroad, while ensuring alleged perpetrators of any transported in naval (dvora) witness protection for survivors awards and medals they have gunboats. ITJP has the names in line with international been granted, including those of Naval Intelligence oficers standards. awarded during the ongoing who were involved in moving investigation. The Government detainees from Point Pedro to 8.Probably Not Done: Seize all should instead honour the naval the Trincomalee site. documentation pertaining to the whistle-blowers who have been interrogations, communication forced to flee the country. 6.Not Done: Make a formal logs, correspondence, request to ITJP to negotiate photographs of detainees in files 13. President and Prime the release of the names and that were kept, guard rotas, Minister to direct the Navy to ranks of the 10 other naval transport logs, and records of cooperate fully with the police members whom survivors state food and other equipment brought investigation in relation to the were involved in torture at into the secret site. Survivors Trincomalee 11 Abduction Case this site, as well as the say at least 60 people were and other related cases. Ensure details of an oficer and other detained at this site for three that all reports of previous guards present who were fully years so financial and personnel investigations into navy conduct aware of the torture going on accounts must have been kept. are handed over to the police and the names of the Point investigation157. Pedro personnel involved in 9.Not Done: The Sri Lankan Prime transporting detainees to Minister, who has denied the 13. Replace and suspend the Trincomalee. Make a formal existence of secret detention current CID chief investigator request for information from sites, should now publicly pending investigation of the Sri Lankan civil society groups acknowledge their existence and allegation of torture raised who have also been documenting outline in detail what steps he against him by a plaintif in a accounts of survivors from the intends to take to address this court case filed abroad . Trincomalee site. problem. The issue has now been brought to his attention and he 14. Investigate linkages between 7.Not Done: Bring in a credible has a duty to initiate prompt the Trincomalee 11 Abduction international forensics team and full investigations. Case and other abduction cases to document evidence (such as The ITJP recommends that all of involving the Navy. These blood stains) remaining in the the steps mentioned above should include in particular the underground torture cells and be implemented without delay. abductions of cousins Vadivel attempt to match this with Palanasami Loganathan and survivors in Sri Lanka and ADDITIONAL STEPS THAT Ratnasami Paramanathan held abroad. COULD BE TAKEN: in Welisara in which Admiral Karannagoda is alleged to If it is not too late, employ 10. Immediately suspend all be a suspect and those of the services of a forensic team suspects in the Trincomalee Ganeralage Shanta Samawrickrama from the Metropolitan Police 11 Abduction Case and related and Prageeth Nisansala criminal cases from oficial Vithanarachchi held in Gun Site positions until the outcome of under RPS Ranasinghe and his the trials. Alleged perpetrators Special Intelligence Unit. promoted or still holding key positions after being named 16. Investigate further the suspects in the criminal case origins of the money alleged include the Chief of Defence to have been made available Staf Ravindra Wijegunaratne, DKP by Admiral Wijegunaratne to Dassanayake and RPS Ranasinghe. absconding suspect HMPCK Hettiarachchi via his secretary 11. Ensure that the police while he was in hiding in Navy investigation into the headquarters158. Trincomalee 11 Abduction case as well as related cases is 17. Investigate the role of independent and transparent and the navy in human smuggling properly resourced. Consider and traficking and extortion including international to establish whether there investigators to assist. Ensure is a link with the Special 47 that the investigating oficers Intelligence Unit.

18. Investigate links between Lankan Navy under the rubric of screened and prevented from the Avant Garde suspects and disaster relief to ensure this future engagement with the UK Navy torture. exemption has not been misused. government, including benefiting Such a review should include from UK funded or delivered the vetting and screening training inside and outside Sri TO NATIONAL of Sri Lankan naval oficials Lanka, social events at the High GOVERNMENTS involved in the disaster relief Commission, meetings with UK engagement – as for example diplomats and defence oficials Review international cooperation one of the main suspects, DKP and membership of UK defence with the Sri Lankan navy which Dassanayake, has been put in clubs. includes financial support, the charge by the Navy of tri-forces provision of special naval cooperation for the Disaster Cease all engagement equipment including cutters, Management Centre while out on with oficials allegedly involved joint naval exercises and bail. in the Trincomalee 11 Abduction training and capacity building Court Case162. of the Sri Lankan navy including The review should also include navy oficers given the credible visa vetting of all alleged allegation by WGEID in 2015 that perpetrators and their immediate TO THE UNITED naval personnel were involved in family members, such as DKP NATIONS systematic torture over several Dassanayake who has been issued years in Trincomalee naval US visas and was accepted for a Considering that one of the base and the further evidence course at the Naval Postgraduate main alleged perpetrators RPS and analysis gathered in this School, California in Nov 2014 Ranasinghe served as a UN report. This is in addition despite police in Sri Lanka peacekeeper at the time that to multiple war witnesses who requesting that a travel ban be Sri Lankan military were testified that the Sri Lankan placed on him on 22 June 2013, repatriated for alleged child Navy shelled civilians in the and naming him as an alleged sexual exploitation in No-Fire safe zones in 2009 and perpetrator in 19 February 2015 in 2007, screen and vet for the UN OISL 2015 report, which and arresting him on 12 July peacekeeping all naval oficers stated that the Sri Lankan 2017. who have been named as suspects Navy was responsible for cases in the Trincomalee 11 Abduction of enforced disappearances in Court Case or were based in or Jafna and Mannar, among other TO THE UK operated out of the Trincomalee incidents159. GOVERNMENT naval base between 2008-2012, because of the risk that they Deny visas to all Sri Lankan Considering that a large number might have been complicit in or alleged perpetrators (and their of the alleged perpetrators were failed to report the illegal families) of torture and other trained by the Royal Navy at detention and torture site. serious human rights violations, Britannia, Royal Navy College Ensure that OHCHR conducts in particular those who were (BRNC) Dartmouth160, ensure that a more detailed and nuanced based at Trincomalee naval base. a copy of this report is widely assessment of the failings of circulated, including inviting the emblematic Trincomalee 11 the authors of the report to Abduction Court Case for its TO THE US make a presentation on the report to the Human Rights GOVERNMENT contents there. Council in March 2020.

Noting that the Leahy Laws Conduct a human rights provide that training should be compliance review of past withheld from any individual training and capacity building of a unit when there is of the Sri Lankan Navy with credible information that such a view to identifying navy individual has committed a oficials implicated in gross gross violation of human rights human rights violations given or has commanded a unit that that DKP Dassanayake himself has committed such gross human said most “senior oficers have rights violation, training and been trained in the UK during capacity building should be some stage in their career161”. withheld from the Sri Lankan Navy. Ensure oficers named in this While the Leahy Laws include an report in connection with exemption for disaster relief, allegations of torture and a review should be conducted of other gross human rights violations are vetted and recent assistance to the Sri 48 TRAINING ABROAD

Naval Oficial USA UK India Other Member of Royal Institute for Navigation163 OR Nautical Institute164

Wijegunaratne National Dartmouth. University of Karachi Yes. Defence Madras. University, University, Pakistan. Washington.

Karannagoda Asia-Pacific Dartmouth. Diplomat Pakistan. Yes. Center for there. Security Studies, Hawaii, National Defense University in Washington International Relations and International Maritime Law course in the USA.

DKP Dassanyake 2014 incomplete.

JSK Colombage Asia Pacific Dartmouth; Defence China. Yes, and Center for Royal College Services Staf Chairman of Security of Defence College, the Sri Lanka Studies, Studies. Wellington in Branch of Hawaii. India. the Nautical Institute in 2013165.

DWAS National International Sub Lieutenant Yes Dissanayake Defence Warfare Course Technical University in of the British Course and Washington Royal Navy. National DC, US and Defence the Asia College, Pacific Center Delhi. for Security Studies in Hawaii.Hawaii. 49 SAMJ Perera US Naval UK course Gunnery National War College, on disaster course; Defence Pearl Harbour, management. completed University of Hawaii. Naval Staf Islamabad, Course in Pakistan. India.

SMB Asia Pacific HMS Dryad and At INS Pakistan Naval Yes. Weerasekera166 Center for Dartmouth. Venduruthy; Staf College. Security Naval And PLA Studies Communication National Hawaii; course. defence also Fort university Lauderdale in China. Also, Port Security. .

50 REPORT ENDNOTES

1 The torture site is commonly - not a suspect in the case though of the Navy. Others, such as the referred to as “Gun Site”, “Gunside” court documents say he worked under Director of Navy Land Operations or ‘Gota’s Camp’. Hettiarachchi from 2008-12 (B also reports to the DNO. Staf report, 13 Jul 2016). Intelligence Oficers attached to 2 Joseph Camp, ITJP Mar 2017, area command structures report up to available at http://www.itjpsl.com/ 4 ITJP witness testimony. the DNO.’ reports/joseph-camp. The site is also variously referred 5 The SLN consist of the following 12 The Special Boat Squadron is Sri to as JOSSOP, JOSFH and SFHQ-W. branches : 1. Executive Branch ; Lanka’s Navy special forces unit 2. Engineering Branch ; 3. Medical and consists of elite naval troops 3 Extract of statement to CID by Branch ; 4. Logistics Branch ; 5. trained for clandestine and special Ramaiah Kanageshwaran who had Electrical Branch ; 6. Band Branch operations. been in jail for 14 days from 18 ; 7. Shipwright Branch ; 8. Naval May 2017. He had been admitted Patrolman Branch ; 9. Information 13 Speaking at a press conference, to jail hospital on 19 May 2017 Technology Branch ; 10. Provost the police spokesperson was quoted because of blood in his urine. Branch ; 11. Legal Branch. See SLN by Ceylon Today as saying, "on 28 DIG Vaas Gunawardena, MP Duminda website at https://www.Navy.lk/ May, 2009 Former Navy Commander Silva, Chaminda and branches-and-ranks.html. Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda Milroy (These three were suspects submitted a written complaint in the murder of ex MP Bharatha 6 https://www.Navy.lk/branches-and- against his Chief Security Oficer, Lakshman Premachandra who were later ranks.html. Sampath convicted), a group from the army Munasinghe.", 'Cogent evidence' and the Navy were there. The name 7 ITJP witness testimony. against former Navy spokesperson - of one person was called Perera and Sri Lankan police, 17 Jul 2017. he can be identified if seen again. 8 Interview with CoN Vice Admiral https://www.tamilguardian.com/ There were 5 who said they were from Wasantha Karannagoda, Feb 2009, The content/cogent-evidence-against- the Navy (among them Udayakumara* Man Behind the Naval Strategy : former-Navy-spokesperson-sri-lankan- and Wickramasuriya) and their leader http://www.businesstoday.lk/cover_ police was Sumith Ranasinghe… At one point, page.php?issue=204. Perera from the army said ‘Nishantha 14 The identity cards found in Silva of the CID is the one who is 9 Ibid Munasinghe’s room belonged to pushing this case. Things won’t be 1. Lyon ; 2. Leon ; 3. Kasthuri OK if he is not sorted out’. At 10 https://www.Navy.lk/organization. Arachchige Anthony and 4. another time Wickramasuriya** of the html. Thiyagaraja Jegan, four of the Navy said ‘Four, five of us have been The Constitution says the President eleven victims in the Trincomalee 11 caught for this. All of our others appoints the head of the Navy, court case. (Source: Three names in are in the open. They won’t escape Article 61 E https://www.parliament. Court documents, 30 Mar 2010, when from IP Nishantha (de) Silva. He is lk/files/pdf/constitution.pdf IP Ranjith Munasinghe informs court; the one who is constantly pushing The Navy Act, https://srilankalaw. a fourth name in 7 Jun 2010 court this case. We should get those in lk/Volume-VI/Navy-act.html documents when IP Ranjith Munasinghe the open to kill him’. informs court.) *Lakshman Udaya Kumara told CID he 11 ITJP witness: Some media reports cited five was instructed by A K Guruge to give ‘It wasn’t a part of the formalised identity cards found, Story of an false evidence implicating Sampath public structures, but it was abduction: Tracing 5 missing sons, Munasinghe in the abduction of the integrated into the senior command 30 Oct 2016, Sunday Observer, 11 victims (IP Nishantha de Silva to structure of the SLN. Unit members http://www.sundayobserver. court, 13 Mar 2017). are drawn primarily from the Navy lk/2016/10/30/features/story- **Petty Oficer, WHSS Wickramasuriya Patrolman Branch and to a lesser abduction-tracing-5-missing-sons extent the Executive Branch. The Others cited five identity cards: Director of Naval Intelligence in Former Sri Lankan Navy Commander Colombo reports to the Director of had knowledge of abductions of Naval Operations (DNO), who in turn youth – police, 24 Jun 2015, Colombo 51 reports to the overall Commander Page, http://www.colombopage.com/ archive_15B/Jun24_1435084969CH.php 15 In his autobiography (in and Board of Directors (BOD) of the Nilantha Sampath Munasinghe, 3. Sinhala), Karannagoda talks about . All naval operations Ranasinghe Pedige Sumith Ranasinghe, the day he took ofice as Commander are directed from SLNS Parakrama. 4. Thilakaratnage Lakshman Udaya of the Navy on 1 Sep 2005 and Kumara 5. Kariyawasam Gamhewage says that Captain MUKV Bandara was 22 See ITJP report on TID, Sep 2019. Nalin Prasanna Wickramsuriya, 6. to become his ADC (Page 183) but Rajapaksa Pathiranage Kithsiri , this never happened because Sampath 23 IP Nishantha de Silva to court, 7.Muthuwahennadige Aruna Thushara Munasinghe took the post instead, 19 Feb 2015. Mendis, 8. N Hettihendi, 9. https://pothsl.com/book-author/ Hettiarachchi Mudiyanselage Prasad admiral-wasantha-karannagoda- 24 IP Nishantha de Silva to court, Chandana Kumara Hettiarachchi, අද්මිරාල්-වසන්ත-කරන්/ 5 Jan 2016. 10. PWS Janaka Kumara, 11.Kasthuriarahchchige Gamini, 12. 16 ITJP witness statement. The 25 26 Feb 2015 B report. Imbulana Liyanage Chamnda Kumara alleged afair is also referred (alias Annachchi), 13. Sanjeewa to in the petition of 5 Mar 2019 26 For example : Prasad Dilanka Senaratne 14. to the Supreme Court of Sarojini After explosive revelations in Court Thammita Ihalagedara Dharmadasa. 15. Naganathan, mother of victim in Navy 11 youth abduction case Wasantha Kumar Jayadewa Karannagoda. Rajeev Naganathan, see http:// : Families of missing boys hope The civilian is Warnakulasuriya www.sundayobserver.lk/2019/03/10/ justice is finally within reach, 2 Anton Fernando who is a boat owner. opinion/admiral-and-case-11-missing- Oct 2018, Sunday Observer, boys. http://www.sundayobserver. 30 Ali Anver, Rajeev Naganathan (one lk/2018/09/03/news-features/after- of the Dehiwela Five) and John Reed. 17 Thilakeshwaran Ramalingam – one explosive-revelations-court-Navy-11- From 9 Jun 2009, 13 Jul 2016 and 13 of the Dehiwela Five - was 17 years youth-abduction-case-families Jul 2017 B reports. old when abducted. Navy abductions case: Witnesses fear for their lives, 17 Feb 2019, Sunday 31 Human Rights Council Resolution 18 According to court documents, Observer, 30/1 of 29 Sep 2015, available at Aluthgedera Upul Bandara (not http://www.sundayobserver. https://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/ a suspect in the case) and lk/2019/02/17/news-features/Navy- UNDOC/LTD/G15/220/93/PDF/G1522093. Udayakumarage Lakshman Udaya abductions-case-witnesses-fear- pdf?OpenElement. Kumara (suspect arrested in 2017 their-lives . but released on bail in 2019) 32 Promoting reconciliation, admitted to the CID that they were 27 CID investigator IP Nishantha de accountability and human rights in involved in the Dehiwela Five Silva has been the lead investigator Sri Lanka, report of the Ofice of abduction on 17 Sep 2008 alongside in a number of emblematic cases the United Nations High Commissioner HKPCK Hettiarachchi, Kithsiri and where some progress has been made, for Human Rights, 8 Feb 2019, A/ others under orders of Sampath including (a) the assassination HRC/40/23, para. 38ss available at Munasinghe. It also emerged from of Sunday Leader Editor Lasantha https://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/ the investigation that Ali Anver Wickrematunge in Jan 2009; (b) the UNDOC/GEN/G19/029/25/PDF/G1902925. was abducted on 9 Feb 2009 by HKPCK Vidhya’s rape; c) the abduction and pdf?OpenElement. Hettiarachchi, RPS Ranasinghe, CPO torture of former Nation Deputy Mendis, Able Seaman Kottage, Able Editor Keith Noyahar; d) the 33 A/HRC/40/23, para. 38. Seaman Kithsiri and Able Seaman abduction and alleged disappearance Chandrakumara under orders from of cartoonist Prageeth Ekneligoda 34 AG's appeal for re-trial over Sampath Munasinghe. (later handed over to another Raviraj murder case fixed for investigator) ; e) the assault inquiry, 14 Jun 2018, 19 Statements by Welagedara, in Jan 2009 on former Rivira http://www.dailynews.lk/2018/06/14/ Upul Bandara, Mahesh Kumara and editor Upali Tennakoon and wife law-order/153869/ags-appeal-re- Kithsiri confirm that Hettiarachchi (transferred from the CID to the TID trial-over-raviraj-murder-case-fixed- and his team was commanded by DKP (Terrorism Investigation Division) inquiry. Dassanayake. in 2010, then back to the CID) ; f) “The indictments were filed against the assassination of rugby player six accused, Palana Sami Suresh 20 This is the Sinhala nickname Wasim Thajudeen; g) gynaecologist alias Sami, Prasad Chandana given to the site of torture after Dr. Shafi Shihabdeen’s case in 2019, Kumara alias Sampath (this is “Pittu”- a South Asian food mostly alleged to have forcibly sterilised Hettiarachchi), Gamini Seneviratne, cooked in a tube shape – referring patients. Pradeep Chaminda alias Vajira, to the cylindrical shape of the In his Fundamental Rights Sivakanthan Vivekanandan alias building - Pittu Bambuwa. application, former CoN Karannagoda, Charan and Fabian Royston Toussaint Mar 2019 § 60, also cites some of on five counts, including committing 21 SLNS Parakrama is a Sri Lanka the cases being managed by Nishantha the murder of Raviraj and his Navy shore establishment sited on de Silva. security oficer Lokuwella Murage Flagstaf Street in Colombo, in Laksman, under the provisions of the close proximity to the Colombo 28 IP Nishantha de Silva already PTA and Penal Code.” Lighthouse and the President’s worked as an investigator on the AG’s appeal to have retrial over oficial residence. It functions as Navy abductions case for a few years the headquarters of the Navy. In before his appointment. this capacity it has the ofices of the Commander of the Navy, Chief of 29 They are: 1. Dassanayake Staf, the Board of Management (BOM) Kankanamalage Piyasena Dassanayake, 2. Munasinghe Arachchige Don 52 Raviraj murder case fixed for සිංහල අතුරුදන්කිරීම් එළියට, 26 Dec that CoN Karannagoda was aware that support, 3 Aug 2018, Daily News, 2017 the abducted were illegally held in http://www.dailynews.lk/2018/08/03/ https://lankanewsweb.net/sinhala/ Gun Site. IP Nishantha de Silva to law-order/158718/ag’s-appeal-have- පුවත්/විශේෂ-පුවත්/20331-12567-dkp court, 10 Aug 2017 and 3 Jul 2019. retrial-over-raviraj-murder-case- fixed-support 39 His elder brother Sisira 51 ITJP witness statement. Jayakody says that the Gokarella police station did not record 52 Court case witness Wachchi 35 CID reports to Hutsdorf their complaint and chased them Hannadige Suranga further Magistrate Sarani Perera that away. ඞීකේපී, ඇප ලැබුණත් මේවා corroborates the use of white vans Admiral Karannagoda is a suspect in අපරාධ, 19 Jan2018, http://ravaya. when he says that the Special another abduction case of Vadivel lk/?p=170317 Intelligence Unit had two white Palanasami Loganathan and Ratnasami Photo : https://static.lankanewsweb. vans, one black car and a motor Paramananthan on 11 January 2009. net/images/2017/12_Dec/prageeth- cycle. When not in service, Case number B 2019/2009. 7 March nisa.jpg Suranga signed as the 2nd witness 2019 Nishantha de Silva to court. for a finance company for a van Reported at the time in Tamilnet, 40 Case number B 9527/18, 28 Jun registration number 59/6210. 2 tamil civilians reported 2018, court documents. missing in colombo, 27 Jan 2009, 53 IP G Udayakumar and SI Upali to https://www.tamilnet.com/art. 41 17 Jul 2019, CID Ranga court, 2 Aug 2017. html?catid=13&artid=28170 Dissanayake to court: the travel Photos available at දේශපාලන ban against Laksiri Samarasinghe is 54 The phone used by Loganathan was තොරොම්බලයට බියව යුක්තිය පමා extended until next court day. He is found in the custody of Dayananda කිරීම, 5 Feb 2018, https://tinyurl. accused of helping Hettiarachchi to and produced in court under com/y4o3llee go to Malaysia and the owner of the 169/2009. (Nishantha de Silva to plantation where he was hiding. court on 17 May 2016). 36 Photo of him at DKP දසනායකගේ සිංහල අතුරුදන්කිරීම් එළියට, 26 Dec 42 This report in Sinhala says 55 P.205 Trinco court bundle 2017 that the travel ban on Laksiri 2. Document entitled Special https://lankanewsweb.net/sinhala/ Samarasinghe was lifted and his Intelligence Operations at Eastern පුවත්/විශේෂ-පුවත්/20331-12567-dkp mobile phone was released. අද්මිරාල් Naval Area stamped 6 Oct 2017. විජේගුණරත්නගේ නඩුව ලබන 37 Shantha Samaraweera’s elder ඔක්තෝබර් 09 වැනිදා දක්වා කල් යයි, 56 Ibid. sister, Lalitha Jayasinghe, says 17 Jul 2019, https://tinyurl.com/ that she had complained to the yybofw99 57 ITJP witness statement. Human Rights Commission (HRC)on 28 Jul 2010 that her brother had 43 Eastern Naval Command is one 58 Aluth Gedara Upul Bandara (2005- disappeared. He had been arrested of the seven area commands, see 2009 CoN security contingent under by Alawwa police on 22 Jul 2010. https://www.Navy.lk/newtaor.html. Munasinghe) and Thilakaratnage The family visited the police Lakshman Udaya Kumara told CID that station on Sunday 25th with Chula 44 There is limited public the Dehiwala 5 abduction was carried Sanjeewa Adhikari. Police, who information available about out under orders from Munasinghe who initially said that Shantha is not Trincomalee naval base and its operated from SLNS Parakrama. B in their custody, had later produced operations beyond sparse detail Report : 05 Jan 2017) him after the lawyer intervened. on its background and history and Police told the sister that he will references to its Naval and Maritime 59 IP Nishantha de Silva to court, be produced in court on Monday. Academy. 19 Feb 2015, 11 Jul 2017 and 13 Jul However, that did not happen. “Later 2017. we got a message that he is admitted 45 1. The Naval and Maritime Academy to hospital for a headache. When we ; 2. The Sri Lanka Naval Ship (SLNS) 60 Naval oficers describe seeing went to hospital, they said that my Tissa ; 3. The SLNS Dockyard ; 4. members of the Navy’s Special brother escaped through a window The Special Boat Squadron (SBS) base Intelligence Unit working with Tamil in the toilet. We checked on 28th ; and 5. The Fast Attack Flotilla paramilitary forces belonging to Jul whether he would be produced in (FAF4). LTTE renegade commander, court. He was not produced. I lodged Karuna, after he split and joined a complaint with HRC.” 46 ITJP witness statement. the Government in 2004. One ITJP මංජරී, මේ කතාවත් අහන්න, 9 Jan witness was shocked to see RPS 2018, http://ravaya.lk/?p=170261 47 It includes in particular a Ranasinghe working with “Karuna 13 Mar 2012, B report cites BM primary school, two temples, a play boys” in the East who were dressed Wijayakanthan saying that Shantha area for children and a hospital. in Navy uniform. Another ITJP said he was brought to Trincomalee witness described “Karuna boys” in a police jeep. 48 ITJP witness statements. conducting attacks on land sometimes wearing naval uniforms which were 38 Photo of him at DKP දසනායකගේ 49 ITJP witness statement. similar to army camouflage uniforms but with an anchor on them. 50 Captain Senaka Hanwella, then Provost Marshal at Trincomalee naval 61 ITJP witness statement. base, told the CID that he conducted investigations on the abductions and 62 RPS Ranasinghe is alleged to 53 have directly participated to the not unique to Trincomalee and has Second in Command, told the CID that abduction of Ali Anver alongside been mentioned by another witness in he saw Ali Anver, Rajeev Naganathan HMPCK Hettiarachchi, and the relation to at least one other Navy and John Reed in Gun Site on 25 Mar vehicle in which the Dehiwala Five base, SLNS Welisara: “In Welisara 2009 (9 Jun 2009, 13 Jul 2016 and 13 travelled was handed over to CPO there was another detention place. Jul 2017 B reports). Mendis working directly under RPS It was there in the explosive unit. Ranasinghe, and eventually found There were underground tunnels to 83 ITJP witness statement (Gun Site in the Trincomalee naval base (IP store the explosives but one was 3); ITJP witness statement (Gun Site Nishantha de Silva to court, 5 Jan used for suspects », ITJP witness 1); ITJP witness statement. 2017). statement. 84 ITJP witness statements (One 63 OHCHR Investigation on Sri Lanka 69 ITJP witness statement. witness was detained at Trincomalee (OISL), A/HRC/30/CRP.2, 2015, Naval base from 2009 to 2011). paragraph 546 refers in particular 70 ITJP witness statement. to a Navy base near Mannar where 85 “When my son was in the Trinco torture was carried out on a routine 71 When CID went to Gun Site for base he said … to me – ‘mama I basis. inspection, several sailors showed am sad because these people are two cells on the right hand side of bringing 18-20 year girls and boys 64 A Still Unfinished War, ITJP, the entrance called “Tanjana” that shouting, I don’t know whether they 2015, http://www.itjpsl.com/reports/ were used to hold detainees. They will kill us all’ - so he said over a-still-unfinished-war had doors with metal bars. The naval the phone. Then I said ‘Don’t be Also LOCKED AWAY: SRI LANKA’S witnesses who referred to Tanjana scared. Do as if God is there - you SECURITY DETAINEES, were : Ranatunge Mudiyanselage pray and he will help you”. I asked Amnesty International, Index: ASA Punchi Banda Ranatunge, Ratnayake him ‘how do you know this?’ and he 37/003/2012 , Mar 2012, ’Members of Mudiyanselage Nimal Jayaratne, said ʼno mama when I was going to the the security forces have used secret Havena Kumbure Gedara Sampath wash room I saw these people are places of detention to interrogate Saman Kumara Abeykoon, Wimalaratna shouting at the girls and boys’”. and torture detainees, some of whom Wickramasuriya, CK Welagedara and On 30 Sep.2019 produced in court in have reportedly been tortured to KHVD Sandamali. (B report 22 May B report of 09 Oct 2019. Original death or extrajudicially executed.”, 2015). except was in English but in this https://www.amnesty.org/download/ version edited to correct spelling Documents/20000/asa370032012en.pdf 72 IP G Udayakumar and SI Upali to and punctuation. court, 2 Aug 2017. 65 Press release: Trincomalee secret 86 ITJP witness statement. torture site, International Truth 73 ITJP witness statement. and Justice Project, 20 Nov 2015, 87 ITJP witness statement. available at http://itjpsl.com/ 74 United Nations Discovery of assets/press/20.11.15-Press-Release- Secret Detention Center Revives 88 ITJP witness statement. TIJP-on-Trincomalee-Secret-Site-2.pdf Nightmares, 27 Dec 2015, Amantha Perera, IPS News Agency, http://www. 89 9 Jun 2009, 13 Jul 2016 and 13 66 Those who went to Gun Site were: ipsnews.net/2015/12/un-discovery-of- Jul 2017 B reports. Bernard Duhaime, Ariel Dulitzky, secret-detention-centre-reopens-all- Tae-Ung Baik, Ugo Cedrangolo, nightmares/ 90 A/HRC/33/51/Add.2, 8 Jul Gabriela Guzman, Pradeep Wagie, M 2016, Report of the Working Satyamurthi (SL staf), Antony P 75 B report, 10 August 2017. Group on Enforced or Involuntary Wijeratne (SL Staf). Disappearances on its mission to Sri The WGEID delegation discussed the 76 On 24 Aug 2017, Inspector Lanka. case with the CID and visited the Nishantha Silva reported to court Navy base in Trincomalee and the two on a statement from RPS Ranasinghe 91 ITJP witness statement. underground complexes containing 11 which said this. cells that were used in the past as 92 Nishantha Silva to court, 10 secret detention facilities.’ 77 Locked Away, Sri Lanka’s Aug 2017. Sinhala Court documents A/HRC/33/51/Add.2, 8 Jul 2016, Security Detainees, 2012, Amnesty obtained by ITJP. Report of the Working Group International. on Enforced or Involuntary 93 A/HRC/33/51/Add.2, Disappearances on its mission to Sri 78 http://groundviews. Lanka. org/2015/03/01/whose-democracy-is- 94 Court B report 13 Mar. 2017 Gun Site was only sealed on 25 Apr it-anyway/ 2015, six years after the start of 95 ITJP witness statement. the investigation by the CID into 79 ITJP witness statement. the abduction and disappearance of 96 ITJP witness statements. 11 individuals there (26 Nov 2015 B 80 “I believe it was a mix of LTTE The two men were also photographed report). people and civilians based on their together. age, look and from what I could 67 26 Feb 2015 B report. hear them saying », ITJP witness 97 ITJP witness statement. statement. 68 The use by the Navy of munitions 98 IP Nishantha de Silva to court, 3 storage bunkers or underground 81 ITJP witness statement. tunnels as secret detention sites is 82 K C Welagedara, RPS Ranasinghe’s 54 Jul 2019. he later denied this but eventually The Admiral and the case of 11 the police learned that this 2009 105 The search warrant for Gun Site missing boys,10 Mar 2019, Sunday internal investigation concluded was requested from 21 Apr to 9 May Observer lanka, http://www. the victims had been killed . This 2015. Gun Site was eventually sealed sundayobserver.lk/2019/03/10/ appears to be a conflict of interest on 25 Apr 2015 and the findings of opinion/admiral-and-case-11-missing- because Guruge was efectively asked the police investigation into the boys in 2009 to investigate men from his two illegal detention facilities was Also: own unit and police say Guruge was presented to the court on 22 May 1. Fisheries and Aquatics Resources at the time aware of the existence 2015 (22 May 2015 B report). Minister Wimal Felix Perera wrote to of a detention site at Gun Site Karannagoda on 17 Jun 2009 after . One witness, Aluthgedara Upul 106 ‘We saw 20100725 engraved on a receiving confirmation that some of Bandara, later testified to the wall and we guess it is a date – the disappeared had been held in Gun police that Guruge asked him to give Jul 25, 2010’, WGEID, UN Discovery Site (13 Mar 2017 B report). He got false testimony implicating Sampath of Secret Detention Centre Revives no reply. Munasinghe in the abductions. Nightmares, 26 Dec 2015, IPS, 2. And in the last week of May 2009, https://reliefweb.int/report/sri- Commodore (now Rear Admiral) Shemal For his part, Guruge however has lanka/un-discovery-secret-detention- Perera confirmed to the Naganathan claimed he did not supervise centre-revives-nightmares. family that their son and others Hettiarachchi but he’s testified were held in Gun Site (13 Mar 2017 that Hettiarachchi, Sampath 107 WGEID, Preliminary observations B report). Karannagoda stated in Munasinghe and RPS Ransinghe were of the Working Group on Enforced or his Fundamental Rights application responsible for the abductions and Involuntary Disappearances at the of Mar 2019 “that on or about 18th detention in Navy headquarters and conclusion of its visit to Sri Lanka Sep 2018, Rear Admiral KJCS (Shemal) in Trincomalee of the victims. (9-18 Nov 2015), https://www.ohchr. Fernando of the Navy had provided However, a key suspect in this org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews. a statement to the 1st Respondent case, RPS Ranasinghe, testified his aspx?NewsID=16771&LangID=E [CID] that the Petitioner had failed commanders were the Eastern Area A/HRC/33/51/Add.2, 8 Jul 2016, to take proper steps in respect of Commanders (COMEAST) and the then Report of the Working Group the five youths referred to by Hon. directors of Naval Intelligence, on Enforced or Involuntary Felix Perera.” Cmdr Guruge and Cmdr Mohotti . Disappearances on its mission to Sri 3. Travis Sinniah who testified Guruge was also implicated by K. C. Lanka. that Karannagoda forbade him from Welagedara, who testified that he had WGEID commented: “The current interfering with Gun Site. informed Guruge of the activities condition of cells and the area in Gun Site; also implicated by around the detention centre 99 02 Aug 2017, CID IP G Udayakumar Susantha Petty oficer (XC 30543) who raises serious concerns about the and SI Upali inform the court based testified that Guruge called him and possibility of conducting additional on Travis Sinniah’s statement. other members of the intelligence forensic studies. It is unclear team to his ofice and inquired about whether all the documentation that 100 Police say it was a van bearing the Dehiwala 5 detainees . could shed light on the situation the number 56-5535 in which John and on possible perpetrators has Reed was travelling when abducted; By 2018 the police accused Guruge been requested or produced, such as the vehicle was taken to the Naval of deliberately avoiding them , communication logs, correspondence, Dockyard and repainted. A new navy after he failed to attend a number file photographs of detainees, logs registration number was given: Navy of police appointments . CID oficer of guard teams at the entrance of (NA HA in Sinhala) 6021. The van Udayakumar also told the court that the base, transport logs and records was used for work in the Naval and the absconding suspect Hettiarachchi of food and other equipment brought Maritime Academy (12 November 2015 B had been in Guruge’s care . Guruge into the centre. It was clear to report). did finally give the police a the Working Group that the area statement on 2 Apr 2018 . around the detention sites had not 101 Karannagoda’s Fundamental been thoroughly investigated, all Rights Application 2019 on file ; 103 IP Nishantha de Silva to court, possible evidence had not been fully see also http://www.sundayobserver. 13 Mar 2017. and professionally collected and lk/2019/03/10/opinion/admiral-and- other similar facilities in the area case-11-missing-boys. 104 Fundamental Right application had not been completely searched.” filed by former CoN Karannagoda Interestingly, Commodore AK Guruge 102 Note on AK Guruge : before the Supreme Court, Mar 2019. was Deputy Commander of Trincomalee There are questions about the When asked in May 2009 if the naval base when Gun Site was investigation into Rear Admiral victims were held at Trincomalee searched. He was informed of the Ananda Kumara Guruge who was naval basis, SMB Weerasekara search warrant and had been on leave director of Naval Intelligence allegedly told then CoN Karannagoda (22 May 2015 B report). at the time that the abductions that they were not. This odd Two naval witnesses – Aluthgedara occurred by the Special Intelligence response – which seems to confirm Upul Bandara and Lakshman Udaya Unit. Guruge is said to have that the existence of Gun Site as an Kumara told the CID that they conducted an initial investigation illegal detention facility and the were instructed by Guruge to give of Sampath Munasinghe in 2009 but fact that PTA detainees were held in false evidence implicating Sampath military camps was common knowledge Munasinghe in the abduction of 11 in Navy circles - should have been victims and one cannot exclude further investigated since Gun Site that Guruge may also have tampered was not a gazetted detention site. with the evidence in Gun Site (IP 55 Nishantha de Silva to court, 13 Mar because of remarks he made saying media reports. 2017). the government had pressurised the AG’s department to pursue cases 120 ITJP witness 66. 108 Ganeralage Shantha against former Defence Secretary, Samarawickrama, a suspect in a crime Gotabaya Rajapaksa; 121 Threats against witnesses KC case who had fled from police custody Shavinda Fernando also ofered legal Welagedara and Aluthgedara Upul in hospital on Jul 2010 and been advice to the Government on its Bandara referred in 13 Jul 2017 B missing since then, and Prageeth “rehabilitation programme” which report. Nisansala Vithanarachchi, missing the UN Working Group on Arbitrary According to court documents, since 31 Oct 2010. IP Illangasinghe Detention later found unlawful, Aluthgedara Upul Bandara, who to court, 22 May 2015 ; IP Nishantha and denied reports of torture. See worked under Sampath Munasinghe with de Silva to court, 8 Jul 2015. Human Rights and Security Issues Lakshman Kumara, first told the CID concerning Tamils in Sri Lanka that Munasinghe had instructed them 109 Cousins Vadivel Palanasami Report from Danish Immigration to arrest the Dehiwela Five. He Loganathan and Ratnasami Service’s fact-finding mission to explained that the group was handed Paramanathan. Colombo, Sri Lanka. over to Munasinghe who took them 19 Jun to 3 Jul 2010 https://www. away in a white van. Aluthgedara 110 IP Nishantha de Silva to court, refworld.org/pdfid/4cc6d0492.pdf Upul Bandara later explained that 7 Mar 2019. Suhada Gamlath to step down after his previous statement implicating 111 Amended Complaint, Page 19, comments stir controversy, 1 Oct Sampath Munasinghe was given after http://www.itjpsl.com/assets/press/ 2019, Colombo Gazette, https:// receiving pressure from then Rajapaksa-First-Amended-Complaint- colombogazette.com/2019/10/01/ Intelligence Director Ananda Guruge. Docket-No-35-6.26.19.pdf. suhada-gamlath-to-step-down-after- comments-stir-controversy/ 122 https://www.theguardian.com/ 112 IP Nishantha de Silva to court, Also Protector of victims mingling world/2018/nov/29/sri-lankas-most- 13 Mar 2017. with accused, 29 Sep 2019, Sunday senior-military-oficial-in-court- Observer Lanka, over-civil-war-abductions; https:// 113 ‘Court is informed that one http://www.sundayobserver. srilankabrief.org/2019/04/sri-lanka- important reason for not being able lk/2019/09/29/news-features/ new-witness-supports-allegations- to deliver justice to the afected protector-victims-mingling-accused against-military-chief-ravindra- party is the direct involvement wijegunaratne/. of the Deputy Solicitor General 116 B report not available. The CDS Wijegunaratne remanded till 5 Shavindra Fernando on behalf of police spotted two Navy intelligence Dec, 29 Nov 2018, Ceylon Today, those responsible for abducting sitting in court among litigants and https://ceylontoday.lk/news- people for ransom and disappearing detained them amid fears of a threat more/3382 so abducted’. to IP Nishantha de Silva’s life. The which confirms there is CCTV footage Senior lawyer reprimanded by CID oficers were reportedly identified of Laksiri running away from Naval tipped to be next BASL VP, 24 Feb as N. M. W. Janaka (staf number HQ. 2019, 38190) and A.S.N. Tony (staf number http://www.sundayobserver. 103183). 123 The police had (possibly lk/2019/02/24/news/senior-lawyer- deliberately) not named the Admiral reprimanded-cid-tipped-be-next-basl- 117 The transfer was perceived as as the suspect for the attempted vp an attempt to stall progress in abduction and murder of naval investigations. oficer Laksiri Galagamage. Colombo 114 https://navaltoday. magistrate Ranga Dissanayake com/2012/05/01/sri-lanka-Navy- 118 A/HRC/40/23, para. 47; Images of reprimanded the Fort police OIC for commander-opens-new-naval-legal- Sinhala letter on file. not filing the case properly and services-ofice-complex/ transferred the investigation to 119 Admiral Karannagoda had filed Colombo Crimes Division (CCD). 115 The CID complained Fernando did a petition seeking an order to not “appear for the interests of prevent his arrest on 22 Feb 2019, 124 Trincomalee 11 case court the CID or the aggrieved party in the same day the CID named him as documents. The court was informed the abductions” and did not allow suspect in the case and sought his on 17 May 2016. Vehicle belonged to investigators to summon some of the arrest. Karannagoda was represented Vadivel Palanasami Loganathan, and accused for questioning and disrupted by Romesh de Silva, President his cousin Ratnasami Paramanathan. the investigation. He’s also Sirisena’s Counsel, who referred to alleged to have tried to pressure him as a “war hero” and implied he 125 Court documents, 9 Feb 2016. the investigating oficer into taking was above the law. leave, going to hospital, or being Supreme Court issues an order 126 "1480. L.M. Lalith Deshapriya, deployed elsewhere and not turning preventing arrest of Admiral a Navy oficer at Welisara Naval up in court . Reports say the former Karannagoda, & Mar 2019, https:// Base, was reportedly arrested on additional Solicitor General Suhada www.newsfirst.lk/2019/03/07/supreme- duty along with six other oficers. Gamlath (see ITJP Profile http:// court-issues-an-order-preventing- They were reportedly brought to www.itjpsl.com/reports/witness- the-arrest-of-admiral-karannagoda/ police station, Gampaha protection ) also tried to get the SC issues order preventing arrest police to withdraw the B report of Karannagoda, 7 Mar 2019, against Fernando. Gamlath was later Lanka, http://www. asked to stand down as head of Sri dailymirror.lk/breaking_news/SC- Lanka’s witness protection authority issues-order-preventing-arrest-of- Karannagoda/108-163526, among other 56 district, and handed over to a 133 Ref. ITJP Dossier on DKP captain and taken back to the Naval Dassanayake. 144 TID Report, ITJP, Sep 2019. Base. He complained to the Supreme Detailed quotes in footnotes 13, 35, Court that he was blindfolded, 134 ITJP witness statement. http://www.itjpsl.com/assets/press/ a heated iron was placed on his ITJP_TID_report_final-_SINGLES.pdf back, barbed wire was reportedly 135 The Gazette of the Democratic inserted into his anus, and chili Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, 145 TID Report, ITJP, Sep 2019, AHRC powder put into his nose, penis Extaordinary notification 2125/10 of cited Page 54. http://www.itjpsl. and anus. He also alleged that he 27 May 2019, image at : https:// com/assets/press/ITJP_TID_report_ was tied up and suspended from a twitter.com/ranganashamil/ final-_SINGLES.pdf wooden pole which was attached to status/1133362382200135683/photo/1. the roof (a torture method known as 146 OISL report, § 546. Dharma Chakkara method—the victim 136 FBI sleuths visited Easter is then revolved around the pole). Sunday terror suspects at Welisara 147 OISL report, § 588. In his fundamental-rights violation Camp – Weerawansa, 1 Aug 2019, petition, he cited several superior https://ceylontoday.lk/news- 148 OISL report, § 418. oficers as being responsible. more/6179 It is reported that in Feb 2003 149 https://www.omct.org/violence- the Supreme Court ordered Lalith 137 Navy establishes a Disaster against-women/urgent-interventions/ Deshapriya to be produced before the Response Unit in Welisara, 26 Jun sri-lanka/2001/04/d15256/ “In Mar Ragama Judicial Medical Oficer for 2017, 2001, Sinnathamby Sivamany (24) examination. At that time, Lalith https://reliefweb.int/report/sri- and Ehamparam Wijikala (22), two Deshapriya was reportedly being held lanka/Navy-establishes-disaster- Tamil Women's rights ativists were at the Navy Welisara camp.” response-unit-welisara arrested by members of the Navy in Report of the Special Rapporteur, the coastal city of Mannar and taken Theo van Boven, Addendum, Summary 138 Ibid. to the ofice of a special police of information, including unit. There, Ehamparam Wijikala was individual cases, transmitted to 139 Bilateral military and maritime taken inside the police station Governments and replies received, E/ cooperation have seen a significant and brutally raped by two oficers. CN.4/2004/56/Add.1 23 Mar 2003 uptick since Sri Lanka’s 2015 In the meantime, a Navy oficer elections. Key activities include climbed into the van and blindfolded 127 Sri Lanka: For JVP’s ‘missing U.S. Navy port calls, a partnership Sinnathamby with a sock, aided by persons’, 5 Aug 2018, http:// with the Sri Lanka Navy to establish the driver of the van. The oficer southasiajournal.net/sri-lanka-for- a Sri Lankan Marine Corps, and then forcibly undressed and raped jvps-missing-persons/ exercises with the Sri Lankan Navy her. Some time afterwards she was Also “From 1989 to 1992 we lived in and to build cooperation taken inside the ofice to the room the Ganemulla Army camp. Later, the on humanitarian assistance and in which Ehamparam Wijikala was then Government transferred us to disaster relief and maritime being held. The security forces the Tissa Navy camp in Trincomalee. security issues toward a safe and personnel beat her, then demanded We stayed there for nearly seven prosperous Indo-Pacific. she remove her clothes. When she years. Since 1999, we have been https://www.state.gov/u-s-relations- refused, Rajah, a male police oficer living in the Gemunu Navy camp with-sri-lanka/ ordered Ehamparam Wijikala to remove in Welisara.” JVP founder Rohana Sinnathamby's clothes. Both Women's Wijeweera’s widow breaks 26-year 140 http://www.disastermin.gov. rights were violated and they were silence, 24 Sep 2015, http://www. lk/web/images/pdf/schedule2.pdf made to parade naked in front of ft.lk/article/474441/JVP-founder- and Rear Admiral S.W.C. Mohotti, the men. They were then made to sit Rohana-Wijeweera-s-widow-breaks-26- Director (Emergency Operation), in a crouched position; their hands year-silence Ministry of Disaster Management, and legs were tied and attached Report of the Select Committee of to a pole which was then placed 128 Sri Lanka Government Forces Kill Parliament to discuss the Heads of between two tables so they were left Leader of Sinhalese Group, New York Expenditure of Ministries Selected hanging. They were in this position Times, 14 Nov 1989, from the Budget Estimates of 2015 for about 90 minutes and were https://www.nytimes.com/1989/11/14/ https://www.parliament.lk/uploads/ pinched and beaten with a thick wire world/sri-lanka-government-forces- comreports/1416825029064054.pdf during that time.” kill-leader-of-sinhalese-group.html Amnesty International, SRI LANKA: 141 TID detainee from 2008 confirmed RAPE IN CUSTODY ON THE INCREASE, 28 129 ITJP witness statement. sketches from detainee held there Jan 2002, https://www.amnesty.org. some years later. uk/press-releases/sri-lanka-rape- 130 ITJP witness statement. Also, ITJP Witness: ‘It was like a custody-increase dungeon. It was across the street 131 ITJP witness statement. from the 4th floor and we entered 150 ITJP witness statement. into the Navy compound. It was 132 ITJP witness statement. very hot, all cement, and the 151 Statement by UN High ceilings were not high enough to Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid stand. It was dark.’ Ra'ad Al Hussein via video link to the Human Rights Council, 30 Sep 142 ITJP Witness Statement. 2015 http://www.ohchr.org/EN/ 143 ITJP Witness Statement. NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews. 57 aspx?NewsID=16539&LangID=E#sthash. SHns86Ml.dpuf 162 The Royal Navy met Rear Admiral 152 Promoting reconciliation, JJ Ranasinghe who in May 2009 accountability and human rights in informed the Commander of the Sri Lanka, report of the Ofice of Navy about the abducted youth but the United Nations High Commissioner failed to act to prevent their for Human Rights, 8 Feb 2019, A/ disappearance. They also met Rear HRC/40/23, para. 38 available at Admiral Nishantha Udugetenna who is https://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/ reported to have investigated human UNDOC/GEN/G19/029/25/PDF/G1902925. smuggling but this has not resulted pdf?OpenElement. in indictments in Sri Lanka. HMS Montrose arrives in Colombo, 3 Apr 153 PRESS RELEASE: TRINCOMALEE 2019, SECRET TORTURE SITE, 20 Nov 2015, https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ http://www.itjpsl.com/assets/ hms-montrose-arrives-in-colombo press/20.11.15-Press-Release-TIJP-on- Trincomalee-Secret-Site-2.pdf 163 https://rin.org.uk

154 The investigation revealed that 164 https://www.nautinst.org/event- both KC Welagedara NRX 1583 and RPS listings.html Ranasinghe NRP 1186 then held the rank of Lieutenant Commander (Lt 165 Lanka, fast becoming a maritime Cmdr), not Lt Commodore. hub - Navy Commander, 1 Jun 2013, http://archives.dailynews. 155 From Jun 2006 to Apr 2007, lk/2013/06/01/news13.asp Ranasinghe was appointed to “Special Duties” on the Staf of Eastern 166 His CV at https://www. Commander Thisara SG Samarasinghe, slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/ conducting covert operations in the key/HQxtfcelUb2AL East.

156 According to his LinkedIn Page Kasappa was also based in the Trincomalee site from 2010- 12 as commanding oficer of the dockyard and then Captain Operations Department (which should involve oversight of intelligence activities).

157 http://www.itjpsl.com/assets/ press/Rajapaksa-First-Amended- Complaint-Docket-No-35-6.26.19.pdf

158 In Sep 2018, Magistrate Jayaratne asked the Bank of Ceylon to release details of transactions of a navy account between March and May 2017, Ex-navy chief karannagoda emerges as key suspect in killing of children, 6 Oct 2018, The Island, http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_ cat=article-details&page=article- details&code_title=192329

159 Report of the OHCHR Investigation on Sri Lanka (OISL), A/HRC/30/CRP.2 of 16 Sep 2015, Paragraph 412.

160 https://www.royalNavy.mod.uk/ our-organisation/bases-and-stations/ training-establishments/brnc- dartmouth

161 UK's First Sea Lord to visit Sri Lanka, Daily News, 25 May 2006, http://archives.dailynews. lk/2006/05/25/news14.asp 58 ANNEXURES

1. PROFILE OF SUSPECTS

2. BIOGRAPHIES OF NAVAL OFFICERS

3. THE AVANT GARDE GROUP

4. HUMAN SMUGGLING BY SEA

5. LIST OF RECENT INTERNATIONAL INTERACTIONS WITH THE SRI LANKAN NAVY

59 (A) RC WIJEGUNARATNE (B) WKJ KARANNAGODA (C) DKP DASSANAYAKE (D) SAMPATH MUNASINGHE ANNEXURE 1: (E) HMPCK HETTIARACHCHI (F) RPS RANASINGHE PROFILES

Nov 2001- Apr 2005 7 July 2014 - 10 July 2015 Defence Adviser of the Sri Lanka Chief of Staf. High Commission in India4. 11 Jul 2015- 21 Aug 2017 6 Jan 2005- 21 Mar 2006 Navy Commander, raised two SLNS Sayura. of the Sri Lankan Navy , with the support 3 Apr 2006 - 26 Jul 2007 of the US Marines12. Commandant, Naval and Maritime Academy, Trincomalee5. 2016 Filmed allegedly assaulting a 27 Jul 20076 - 30 Jul 20087 journalist covering a story on Director Naval Operations and Hambantota port. Special Forces and Director Maritime Surveillance8. 22 Aug 201713 - present Chief of Defence Staf, contract (A) ADMIRAL 19 Jan 2008 – 30 Jul 2008 due to end was renewed in August RAVINDRA On the staf of the Director 2019 for additional 6 months. of General of Operations (as CHANDRASIRI well as other duties) at Naval 27 Nov 2018 WIJEGUNARATNE Headquarters. Arrested in court case (B 9527/18), for allegedly CHIEF OF DEFENCE 31 Jul 2008 – 9 Aug 2009 assisting an absconding suspect; STAFF Galle - Southern Naval Command. released on bail. (Sep 2009: he is promoted to 9 CAREER Admiral ). 2019 Government of Pakistan awarded 1980 10 Aug 2009 – 19 Jan 2010 Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military) 14 Joined the Navy, later married Commander Western Area . (Order of Excellence) medal . to Mrs Yamuna De Saram, who was Miss Sri Lanka in 1989. 20 Jan 2010 - 31 Jan 2011 National Defence College India 10 1987 - 1999 50th Course . Fought alongside the Indians in the Indian Peacekeeping Force1. 1 Feb 2011 – 28 Feb 2011 Director General Services. 1993 Established the Special Boat 5 Apr 2011 – 1 Apr 2011 Squadron2 and led it 1993-94 and Commander Western Area. 1999-2000. 4 Feb 2011- 4 Oct 2012 1996 Commander Northern Area, KKS Degree in War Studies, Karachi (Kankesanthurai). University, Pakistan. 8 Oct 2012 – 31 Dec 2012 Jun 2005 - Mar 2006 Commander Eastern Naval Area. Commander SLSN Sayura3. 2 Jan 2013 - 6 Jul 2014 Director General Coast guard11. 60 COUNTRY’S TOP MILITARY OFFICIAL elite Special Forces unit. The arrested and remanded in SBS is one of the four naval custody for assisting HMPCK Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne fighting units18, in charge of Hettiarachchi (see HMPCK is Sri Lanka’s most senior special operations, including Hettiarachchi’s profile (e)) Special Forces naval oficer. He maritime counter-terrorism, – the absconding suspect in is currently Chief of Defence amphibious assaults and covert the Trincomalee 11 case – in Staf (CDS) - the highest-ranking operations on land with regular avoiding arrest and facing military oficer in the Sri ground combat units of the Navy justice and for attempts to Lankan Armed Forces, appointed or Army and autonomously. intimidate a key witness in directly by the President. As the case22. In a thriller- Chairman of the Committee of the TRINCOMALEE LINKS like scenario, the CDS – with Chief of Defence Staf, the CDS the assistance of his aides outranks the Commander of the Admiral Wijegunaratne was – allegedly intimidated and Army, the Commander of the Navy Commandant of the Naval & attempted to abduct at gun and the Commander of the Air Maritime Academy based in point a senior naval oficer. Forces, ultimately overseeing Trincomalee from April 2006 - This was after news broke in all Navy, Army and Air Forces July 2007. Insider witnesses an oficial Police B report to uniform personnel in Sri Lanka15. have confirmed that this the court that he had testified As Chief of Defence Staf, coincides with the period when to the Criminal Investigation Wijegunaratne is reported to have Gun Site was used as an illegal Department (CID) that HMPCK access to his own intelligence detention and torture site19. Hettiarachchi had been in unit16. hiding in Navy HQ for months Furthermore, Wijegunaratne was under the protection of Admiral BACKGROUND Director of Naval Operations Wijegunaratne, who gave him from July 2007 - July 2008, 500,000 rupees (about US$ 3,000) Admiral Wijegunaratne joined the which puts him in direct command to help him flee the country Sri Lanka Navy on 1st November of the Director of Intelligence and instructed Naval Command 1980 as part of the 9th intake17. and who in that capacity should to lie about the suspect’s He trained in the United Kingdom have been aware of a Special whereabouts23. The abduction at the prestigious Britannia Intelligence Unit operating with attempt took place on the Naval Royal College in Dartmouth impunity out of the country’s afternoon of 25 November 2018 at (1982), in India (1983), in the most secure naval base and in Navy HQ in Colombo. of America (1989) addition, once he became aware and in Pakistan (1995). In 1993, of it, should have taken steps POLICE INVESTIGATOR he established the Special Boat to shut it down and hold those Squadron (SBS), Sri Lanka Navy’s responsible accountable. According to the CID, the CDS allegedly used his position Wijegunaratne overlapped in this to persuade the Police Chief position with a suspect in the to get the lead investigator abduction case, DKP Dassanayake, IP Nishantha de Silva removed who was his deputy Director of from the case, a move that was Operations from July 2007 - Jan later rescinded. IP de Silva 2009. faced death threats recorded in court documents24. Three arrest While Director of Operations, RC warrants were issued against Wijegunaratne’s direct commander Admiral Wijegunaratne, but he was JSK Colombage, the Director initially refused to surrender, General Operations from Aug with President Sirisena openly 2007 - Aug 2008. Colombage criticising the CID’s move to does not appear to have been arrest him25. Days later, on 5 interviewed by Police regarding December 2018, he was released the Trincomalee case. He was, on bail. however, promoted to Commander of the Navy in 2012. CONTRACT RENEWAL

ARREST Despite allegedly obstructing criminal investigations and Admiral Wijegunaratne was hiding a fugitive, in August appointed as the Commander of 2019 Wijegunaratne’s initial the Navy on 11 July 2015 and two-year term of ofice as CDS as the Chief of Defence Staf was extended until 31 December (CDS) on 22 August 201720. On 2019 by President Maithripala 27 November 201821, incumbent Sirisena, sparking an outcry in 61 CDS Admiral Wijegunaratne was human rights circles. 2009-2010 2015 UN investigation into Sri Secretary to Ministry of Lanka also commented that, “the Highways and Road Development31 Sri Lankan Navy, in particular, when the war area roads were was responsible for cases of being reconstructed with foreign enforced disappearances in Jafna aid, including from the Asian and Mannar” in this period40. Development Bank32. Karannagoda was involved in securing LINKS TO GOTABAYA RAJAPAKSA Chinese equipment to rebuild roads in the north under the Karannagoda is known to be “Uthuru Wasanthaya” (Northern a close associate of former Spring) programme along with the Secretary of Defence, Gotabaya Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Wasantha Karannagoda and 33 (left to right) and others . Rajapaksa, saying in an This has been described as interview that “the unwavering part of the securitisation of leadership of His Excellency (B)WASANTHA development. the President and the Defence Secretary is the key factor” in KUMAR JAYADEWA Mar 2011-2015 winning the war41. Karannagoda KARANNAGODA Sri Lankan Ambassador to Japan. also conceded his allegiance to Gotabaya Rajapaksa in his ADMIRAL OF THE 22 Feb 2019 Fundamental Rights Application FLEET (RETIRED) CID names Karannagoda as a (Paras 61 & 69, 2019) in suspect34. which he accuses Criminal Investigation Division (CID) CAREER Feb 2019 investigator, Nishantha de Files a Fundamental Rights Silva, of having an agenda to 1971 petition in the Supreme “embarrass the former President Joined the Navy aged 1826. Court seeking an interim order and/or the Defence Secretary on preventing the CID the basis that the Petitioner 1974 from arresting him in connection is perceived to be a close Trained at the Indian Naval with the case. associate of theirs”. Academy and again in India in 197927. Mar 2019 COMMAND AND CONTROL Supreme Court issued an interim 1987 order preventing the As Commander of the Navy, Trained in the UK – at arrest. Karannagoda attended National Dartmouth28. Security Council meetings42. 19 Sep 2019 There were also daily briefings 1992-1993 Promoted to Admiral of the in the Navy Headquarters Commandant of the Naval and Fleet35. headed by the Commander of the Maritime Academy, Trincomalee. Navy gathering about 20 top NAVY COMMANDER oficers who were the Directors 1997 of all the branches43. As International Relations and Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda is Karannagoda’s Aide de Camp International Maritime Law the most decorated oficer in (ADC), Sampath Munasinghe (see course in the USA. the history of the Sri Lanka profile (d)) would attend these Navy36. He was Commander of daily briefings and brief the 1999-2000 the Navy for the final phase of top oficers about information National Defence Course at the the civil war from 2005-2009. gathered though his vast network Pakistan Defence University. This was a period when the of informants. There would also Navy controlled intelligence be a briefing by the Director of 2002 gathering in the east of the Naval Intelligence who attended National Defence University in island and movement on the the daily briefings44. Washington. sea. The Navy was responsible for apprehending people trying 2 Sep 2005 - 14 Jul 2009 to leave the final war zone in Commander of the Navy29. 2009 by boat37, for controlling and inspecting aid supplies to Jul 2009 the war zone jointly with the Advisor to the President on Army38, and also naval gunboats National Security (alleged allegedly shelled the coastline to have 100 and where hundreds of thousands of six escort vehicles after he civilians were sheltering39. The retired30). 62 ORIGINAL COMPLAINT of the afair came from Court documents allege that Karannagoda’s then Naval Karannagoda was aware that In 2009, the Trincomalee 11 Adviser, Admiral Mohottalage the victims were illegally abduction case was triggered Udaya Keerthi Vijaya Bandara as detained in Gun Site and that when Wasantha Karannagoda made revenge because Sampath wouldn’t investigations by Guruge found a complaint to the Police about help him with a business deal out that the victims had been his ADC, Sampath Munasinghe involving turbines50. MUKV killed55. However, these internal (also known as ‘Navy Sampath’)45. Bandara was then appointed as naval investigations have not State-run media has quoted a part of the investigation team been made public and the Police petition by the mother of one into Sampath Munasinghe. appear only to have asked for of the Trincomalee 11 victims a copy in 2017 which was never alleging that “Karannagoda made Initially the accusation received from the Navy56. the complaint against Munasinghe against Sampath Munasinghe not because of concern about was that he might have been Karannagoda himself says he the alleged abduction racket, working with the LTTE in some informed Gotabaya Rajapaksa of but due to a personal animosity capacity – something that’s the allegations against his with his PSO [Personal Security now been completely ruled Personal Security Oficer (PSO) Oficer46] resulting from an out. However, in his 2019 Sampath Munsinghe on 23 May adulterous afair between Fundamental Rights Application, 2009 and recommended a Police Munasinghe and Karannagoda’s Karannagoda admits he had been investigation. The Colombo wife47”. In Sampath Munasinghe’s told Sampath Munasinghe might Crimes Division (CCD) were statement to the Police48 he have abducted some youths. order to investigate, led by also says that Karannagoda had Since he was busy with the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) questioned him about whether war, he says he “directed the Anura Sennanayake who was later he had conducted an afair with Naval Provost Marshal [Senaka himself charged in connection his wife Ashoka Karannagoda49 Hanwella] and Director of Naval with a separate murder case57. and one of her relatives living Intelligence [A K Guruge] in London called Jiniththi to investigate the matter” Early Police investigations Gurusinghe. Sampath testified and asked the Eastern Area into Sampath Munasinghe that he did have an afair with commander [Susith Maliya Bandara discovered the identity cards Jiniththi Gurusinghe, but Weerasekara] if any youths of disappeared youths in his not with Mrs Karannagoda but were being held at Trincomalee quarters, as well as ammunition Karannagoda did not believe naval camp51. However, court for weapons that were not this and questioned his wife’s documents, indicate that in 2017 standard issue for the Navy. security oficers and drivers. No Karannagoda initially denied The discovery of the identity evidence has ever been presented ordering any such investigation52 cards linked Munasinghe to the to substantiate the allegation but then retracted this denial disappearances of 11 people of an afair with the Commander and in 2019 admitted it. What in 2008-9. He then testified of the Navy’s wife, but the CID is extraordinary is that that Karannagoda and other concluded this suspicion was Trincomalee was not an oficially very senior naval figures knew the reason for Karannagoda’s gazetted detention site in 2009 all about the abductions and original complaint. An ITJP so the assumption by Karannagoda disappearances58. witness alleges the accusation that the missing abducted ‘youths’ might be detained there suggests that he already knew about the hill-top underground detention chambers at Gun Site.

Court documents show Commander Karannagoda’s naval adviser, then MUKV Bandara, did conduct the initial naval investigation in to the abductions in 2009 along with the Director of Intelligence, Ananda Guruge, and the then Head of Discipline Senaka Hanwella53. The choice of investigators represents a conflict of interest given Bandara was allegedly the initial source of the complaint and Weeraskera was in charge of the naval base where the 63 abducted men disappeared54. Photo of Wasantha Karannagoda and RPS Ranasinghe. PREVENTING ARREST Employment, and two companies 21 Sep 2005-30 Jun 2008 that build hydro power plants74. Senior Staf Oficer, on the Staf Karannagoda says 28 September of Director Naval Operations 2016 was the first time the While still Ambassador to Japan75 (DNO). Police asked him to make a in 2011, Karannagoda joined statement in the Trincomalee 11 the Board of Directors of real 1 Jul 2008 – 23 Sep 2008 abduction case59. In February estate development company, Deputy Director, Naval 2019, Karannagoda filed a Colombo Land and Development Operations & Media Coordinator, fundamental rights application Company Ltd76. His fellow board on Staf of Director Naval to obtain an interim order member was Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s Operations (DNO). preventing the Police arresting current lawyer Mohamed Sabry. him in connection with this 24 Sep 2008 -7 Jan 2009 case60. In March 2019, the Deputy Director, Naval Supreme Court granted the Operations & Media Coordinator request on the grounds that and A/Deputy Director Special Karannagoda was a “war hero”61 Boat Squadron78 (SBS) and Rapid and would cooperate with the Action Boat Squadron (RABS)79. Police62. Media reports say the On the staf of the Director then requested General Operations, (who was Karannagoda to appear and give JSK Colombage and then DWAS a statement on many occasions Dissanayake from 1 Aug 2008). in 2019 and he failed to show up63. At one point, Karannagoda 8 Jan 2009 - 9 Aug 200980 said this was because his wife Director Naval Operations. was ill and he couldn’t leave Director Naval Weapons, Director her side, but then appeared SBS and RABS. at a ceremony to promote him (C) COMMODORE to Admiral of the Fleet. When DKP DASSANAYAKE 10 Aug 2009 - 3 Aug 2010 the Police threatened to get a Director Naval Weapons, Media court order to compel him to STAFF NUMBER NRX Coordinator, Dep Dir SBS, RABS appear, Karannagoda did finally 0398 and A/DMSF (Director Marine give a statement in September Special Forces). 201964. Police say he gave them 77 statements on 11, 13, 19 March, CAREER 8 Jan 2009 - 3 Aug 2010 2 and 4 April and again on 26 Media Coordinator and Deputy and 27 Sep 201965. NIC: 660471510V Director SBS and RABS and A/ Passport Number: N5255215 DMSF (Director Marine Special FAMILY BUSINESS ASSETS Forces). On the staf of the 16 Feb 1966 Director General Operations. Wasantha Karannagoda, who is Date of birth.. now retired, is the director 4 Aug 2010 – 20 Jul 2011 of a construction company, 15 Jun 1987 Commanding oficer SLNS Shakthi. Vivesta Constructions Pvt Ltd Training in Sri Lanka. (PV105507), along with three 30 Mar 2011 other Karannagodas66. His family 2 Jun – 1 Jul 2000 ‘Humanitarian Operation’ medal81. allegedly own a number of Training in Israel. companies mostly connected to 21 Jul 2011 - 8 Aug 2012 maritime shipping and transport. 7 Oct 2002 - 31 Jul 2003 Commanding oficer SLNS Kelani, The parent company is Marine SOO (East) & Special Western Naval Area. Transport Services (pvt) ltd. Intelligence Ofice (SIO) (East), (PV8074)67 whose chairman is Trincomalee. 9 Aug - 22 Nov 2012 the former Commander of the Commanding oficer SLNS Shilpa, Navy’s brother, Dushmantha 1 Aug – 2 Sep 2003 - Naval Karannagoda68. This includes Oficer Provost Training in Centre. other companies involved in India. trading and indenting69, air 23 Nov 2012 – 9 Feb 2014 freight70, import of motor 3 Sep 2003 - 16 May 2004 A/Provost Marshal. vehicles71, freight forwarding, Senior Staf Oficer & SIO (East), clearing agents72 and human Trincomalee. resources, recruitment (mostly for the Middle East) and student 9-20 Sep 2005 placement (including four UK On the Staf of the Commander of universities73) licensed under the Navy (CoN). the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign 64 8 Feb 2013 11 Mar 2015 15 Mar 2018 - 9 May 2018 Awarded another Medal. DKP Dassanayake requests Director Naval Victualling and permission to travel abroad88. Clothing. On the staf of DG 22 Jun 2013 Logistics. Police request a travel ban for 12 Mar - 14 May 2015 him82. On the staf of the Director 10 May 2018 – 20 Aug 2019 General Administration, DMS Tri-Forces Coordinating Oficer 10 Feb – 10 Sep 2014 Dissanayaka (no relation). for the Disaster Management In charge of SLNS Kanchadewa Centre91. (Kayts and Velani) 15 May - 15 Sep 2015 COMNORTH (Commander North). Captain Operation Dept, SLNS 20 Dec 2018 Rangalla in Colombo Harbour. The CID informs court that 11 Nov 2014 - 11 Mar 2015 Admiral Karannagoda and RPS Overseas training course applied 6 June 2016 Ranasinghe have been reinstated, for, Magistrate denies him key witness Krishantha Naval Postgraduate School, permission to travel. Welagedara has received death California. threats and that witnesses are 16 Sep 2015 - 25 Oct 2015 vulnerable as suspects can 16 Feb 2015 Captain Operation Dept, SLNS access their . Navy Commander, SAMJ Perera, Rangalla and oversees duties of Chief Investigator IP Nishantha sends a letter to Police saying CO of SLNS Suranimila missile de Silva told the court that he DKP Dassanayake will return from boat. fears for his life. the USA on this date83; returns to Sri Lanka. 25 Oct 2015 - 1 Jan 2017 03 Jul 2019 Director of Naval Inspectorate - President 18 Feb 2015 on the Staf of Commander of Navy grants a one-year service Police appeal to Solicitor (who is RC Wijegunaratne at this extension. General Suhada Gamalth (see time). ITJP Dossier84) to stop DKP 21 Aug 2019 - present Dassanayake leaving the country; From 1 Aug 2016 Appointed to the staf of Navy Dassanayake’s family is in the Also Head of Cyber Security Commander as Director Management USA85. Only verbal instructions Cell. Logistics in SLNS Parakrama. are given86. 26 Oct 2016 27 Sep 2019 19 Feb 2015 Designated T. Cmde89. Promoted to Commodore92. Reports Named by Police as an alleged say President Sirisena had perpetrator in the Trincomalee 27 Oct 2016 recommended him for promotion to 11 court case87. Police appeal to Awarded a Medal by President Rear Admiral. Court to give an order to stop Sirisena. his travel and to report to the WAR RECORD CID. 2 Jan - 12 Mar 2017 Commanding Oficer, SLNS Sayura Commodore DKP Dassanayake 20 Feb 2015 Ofshore Patrol Craft. is a decorated Senior Naval Police request court to stop DKP Intelligence oficer93. He Dassanayake from going abroad by 13 Mar 2017 - 10 Dec 2017 joined the Navy in 1987. He directing immigration. Director Coordination – for the distinguished himself during Ofice of the Chief of Defence the civil war, leading to his 9 Mar 2015 Staf (CDS), on the staf of the appointment as Navy spokesman. Letter from US Defence Attaché CDS, (who is RC Wijegunaratne at In 2009 he has been described Colombo saying DKP Dassanayake this time). by colleagues as the senior has missed three weeks of oficer in charge of the Chalai- coursework “due to unforeseen 12 Jul 2017 based deployment during the circumstances requiring his Arrested: on the charge of final phase of combined forces presence in Sri Lanka” and aiding and abetting the operations94. This means that should be withdrawn. abduction and disappearance of he was commanding frontline 11 people in 2008 and 200990. combat in the final phase of the war in the Vanni – a role that 11 Dec 2017 - 14 Mar 2018 should have precluded him from In Continuation for Special obtaining a US visa to study. Duties, SLNS Parakrama. Throughout the final phase of the war he held a number of 09 Jan 2018 Intelligence and Special Forces Released on bail. posts based at SLNS Parakrama 65 Naval Headquarters in Colombo. GUN SITE team, for his participation in date. By March 2015 it was well intelligence operations in the known that Dassanayake was a Vice Admiral Travis Sinniah95 Trincomalee area102. suspect in the abduction and - who was Commander of the disappearances. Naval and Maritime Academy in In September 2009, he appears on Trincomalee from July 2007 to another list of oficers – again OTHER ALLEGATIONS July 2009 and who is believed alongside RPS Ranasinghe (see now to have left Sri Lanka profile f) - for outstanding According to court documents, for Australia – testified performance during the so- a Navy inquiry conducted before CID that then Captain called ‘Humanitarian Operation around 2012-2013103 found that DKP Dassanayake was personal to defeat the LTTE’, which is DKP Dassanayake was directly aide96 to then Navy Commander estimated by the UN to have cost involved in human smuggling Karannagoda (see profile b). He the lives of tens of thousands and recommended that he be explained that the cells in of civilians. removed from his disciplinary Gun Site were controlled by and intelligence roles and Lt Cmdr RPS Ranasinghe (see In 2012, Dassanayake was – punished104. profile f) under DKP Dassanayake ironically - appointed Acting and ultimately Navy Commander Provost Marshal and then Provost In January 2014, DKP Dassanayake Karannagoda, and that vehicles Marshal, in charge of enforcing was allegedly seen at night came and went without being discipline within the Navy, wearing civilian clothes checked under DKP Dassanayake’s before being promoted to Acting visiting the detention facility supervision97. DKP Dassanayake Director and then Director of of SLNS Gemunu in Welisara naval visited Gun Site and was fully Naval Inspectorate in 2015 and base where illegal detention and aware that people were detained 2016 respectively. torture was taking place105. there. While Dassanayake was jailed THREATS SPECIAL INTELLIGENCE UNITS for 6 months he appears to have remained on the Navy payroll Court documents also reveal DKP Dassanayake has also been and on the staf of the CDS, that DKP Dassanayake and RPS named in court documents as who was Wijegunaratne at this Ranasinghe (see profile f) made the oficer in charge of the time (see profile (a)) and then death threats against state two special intelligence teams on “Special Duties”, at Navy witnesses KC Welagedara and headed by Lt Cmdr Hettiarachchi HQ. After release he became Aluthgedara Upul Bandara after and then Lt Cmdr Ranasinghe Director of Naval Victualling they provided information responsible for abductions and and Clothing. to chief investigator in the disappearances. The intelligence Trincomalee 11 abduction case, units were allegedly operating TRAINING IP Nishantha de Silva106. under DKP Dassanayake’s direct supervision, though In 2014 Dassanayake was On 19 February 2015, IP RPS Ranasinghe denied this to granted a visa and a place on Nishantha de Silva told the Police contradicting testimony a postgraduate naval training court that Lt Cmdr Sampath provided by other witnesses98. course in the USA. The Munasinghe (see profile d), Capt. According to court documents, allegations of his involvement DKP Dassanayake and Lt Cmdr DKP Dassanayake ordered and in the 11 abductions and Gun Prasad Chandana Hettiarachchi has been involved directly and Site may not have been public (see profile e) were alleged indirectly in the abduction and knowledge until February 2015 perpetrators in the case. disappearance of the Trincomalee when he was named as a suspect, 11 ‘youths’99. One of the victims but in 2013 the Sri Lankan ARREST identified him as the person police had asked for a travel in charge of his detention ban on Dassanayake and in 2012- DKP Dassanayake was eventually in ‘Chaitya Road’ at SLNS 13 there had been allegations arrested by the CID on 12 July Parakrama/Navy HQ in Colombo and of his involvement in human 2017 and remanded on charges then Gun Site100. In addition, smuggling (see below). A of aiding and abetting in the DKP Dassanayake is also alleged letter (attached in court abduction and disappearance to have asked for a ransom from documents, dated 9 March 2015) of the Trincomalee 11 in family members of two other from the US Defence Attache in victims101. Colombo proposed Dassanayake be withdrawn from the course HONOURS & PROMOTIONS because he’d missed classes,“due to unforeseen circumstances In July 2008, DKP Dassanayake requiring his presence in Sri was commended, together with Lanka”. The Defence Attache RPS Ranasinghe (see profile suggested Dassanayake could (f)) and other members of his resume the course at a later 66 2008-2009. At the time, he CAREER 22 Dec 2016 was the most senior oficer Acquitted from Raviraj killing. arrested in connection with 16 Jan 1974 the disappearances. When Date of birth. 25 Feb 2019 arrested, he was attached to the Re-arrested under 296 (murder) prestigious Ofice of the Chief 2005 - 2009 of the Penal Code117. of the Defence Staf (CDS)107. Aide de Camp to Commander of the He was released on bail on 9 Navy. ADC TO COMMANDER OF THE NAVY January 2018 with five others accused in the case pending 28 May 2009 Lieutenant Commander (Lt Cmdr) further investigation108. Four False allegations that he Sampath Munasinghe is a senior months after being bailed, he colluded with the LTTE. Naval Intelligence oficer and was made Tri-Forces Coordinating one of the key suspects in Oficer for the Disaster 3 Jun 2009 the Trincomalee 11 abduction Management Centre. Court order requested to impound case. He distinguished himself Munasinghe’s passport and during the civil war and became Since his release on bail, several bank accounts110. close to Wasantha Karannagoda he was also given a service (see profile b), then Eastern extension by President 10 June 2009 Naval Commander, from around Maithripala Sirisena and Major AM Neville Priyantha 2003-2005118. When Wasantha appointed as Director in the Attanayake111 of the Army hands Karannagoda was promoted to Navy Commander’s ofice and then over Munasinghe to CID, who the rank of Navy Commander in 2019 promoted to the rank of arrest him under Emergency in September 2005, he took Lt permanent Commodore. Regulations112. Cmdr Munasinghe as his Aide de Police inform court regarding Camp (ADC), which was a very ammunition found in Munasinghe’s important role. Indeed, the room. Navy later informed the Police (D) LIEUTENANT that Munasinghe had 255 people COMMANDER 7 Dec 2009 working under him119. 90-day Detention Order issued113 MUNASINGHE for possession of live non naval INTELLIGENCE WORK ARACHCHIGE DON issue ammunition and planning to kill VIPs. Lt Cmdr Sampath Munasinghe NILANTHA SAMPATH had an extended intelligence 29 Apr 2010 network, including civilian MUNASINGHE Naval oficers allege Munasinghe informants in the Colombo and 109 (NRP 0945 ) spends more than he earns. Trincomalee harbours120. He was also a member of the combined 7 Jun 2010 intelligence unit gathering top NO PHOTO CID takes over documents found oficers from the Navy, Army in Munasinghe’s room from CCD, and Air Force, which allegedly NIC Number including identity cards of operated from either Hotel 740160397 abduction victims. Renuka or the Holiday Inn in Passport Number Colombo121. He got his nickname L0630411/ N 1706164 10 Jun 2010 ‘Navy Sampath’ from there. When ER Detention Order Released on bail114. HMPCK Hettiarachchi started DM/ER/2009/1732 attending combined intelligence (Emergency Regulation) 30 Mar 2011 unit meetings on behalf of Lt PTA Detention Order CID oficer informs court that Cmdr Sampath Munasinghe, the DML /PTA/395/2009 Munasinghe is connected to nickname ‘Navy Sampath’ attached Dehiwala 5 disappearances. to him, which later lead the press confusingly to refer to Mar 2015 HMPCK Hettiarachchi as ‘Navy Arrested for Raviraj MP killing Sampath’122. in 2006115. RPS Ranasinghe (see profile f) 8 Jul 2015 and HMPCK Hettiarachchi (see Police tell court Munasinghe is profile e), who are also both free on bail. suspects in the Trincomalee 11 abduction case, were junior to Dec 2015 Lt Cmdr Sampath Munasinghe and Charged in Raviraj killing . provided him with intelligence. Lt Cmdr Hettiarachchi and Lt 67 Cmdr Sampath Munasinghe’s rather accusing his ADC of being 1997 collaboration in covert linked to the LTTE. Joined the Navy. operations goes back to at least 2006. Lt Cmdr Munasinghe surrendered 24 Oct 2006 - 15 Sep 2007 to the Police in June 2009 with Special Duty, SLNS Parakrama. RAVIRAJ CASE the help of an Army oficer (who doesn’t appear to have 2006 Lt Cmdr Sampath Munasinghe123 been interviewed by the CID). In charge of the intelligence was an accused along with Lt One media report alleges that obtained through the Navy Cmdr HMPCK Hettiarachchi in the Sampath accused Commander of platoon operating at the court case regarding the killing the Navy Admiral Karannagoda of National Intelligence Bureau, in of Tamil MP Nadaraja Raviraj planning to assassinate Army Colombo130. which took place on 10 November Chief Lt Gen Sarath Fonseka128. No 2006. An all Sinhalese jury more detail has been made public 16 Sep 2007 - 15 Mar 2008 in 2016 acquitted all those on about this alleged plot but Company Commander, SLNS trial; a decision that is being it comes against a backdrop of Parakrama. appealed124. Navy-Army rivalry at the time. 19 Jun - 2 Sep 2008 TRINCO 11 ACCUSED Additional for Special Duty, on the staf of COMNORCEN (Commander In 2009, Lt Cmdr Munasinghe North Central). fell out with Admiral MUKV Bandara, Naval Adviser to Navy 3 Sep 2008 - 27 Mar 2009 Commander Wasantha Karannagoda, Administrative Oficer, SLNS after allegedly refusing to help Parakrama. him get rid of a competitor in his business venture125. 28 Mar 2009 - 26 May 2009 It has been alleged within Intelligence Oficer, on the Staf Navy circles that Admiral of Contingent Commander South This photo published by Gotabaya Rajapaksa shows MUKV Bandara was involved in Sampath Munasinghe’s father in law, Raja Collure, (CCOS), SLNS Parakrama. private businesses while being in the pink-striped shirt129. in government service and that 27 May 2009 - 14 Sep 2010 he was allegedly using his Company Commander, SLNS Barana. rank and uniform for his own personal profit including to 15 Sep 2010 - 24 Feb 2011 make money126. As a result, MUKV For overseas training. Bandara allegedly told Navy Commander Karannagoda that Lt 25 Feb – 18 Dec 2011 Cmdr Munasinghe was allegedly Additional, For ND CBO south. having an afair with his wife. Lt Cmdr Munasinghe fell into 19 Dec 2011 - 2 Jul 2012 disgrace. Shortly after, on 28 Administrative Oficer, SLNS May 2009, Navy Commander Admiral Rangalla. Karannagoda filed a written complaint against Lt Cmdr 3 Jul 2012 - 4 Jan 2013 Munasinghe after four national A/Senior Staf Oficer (Land identity cards, a mobile E) HETTIARACHCHI Operation – West), SLNS phone, one passport, 450 live Rangalla. ammunition and promissory notes MUDIYANSELAGE were found in his room, thus PRASAD CHANDANA 5 Jan 2013 - 7 Aug 2013 triggering the commencement of Administrative Oficer, NDEP an investigation by the Police KUMARA Pulmodai. which eventually brought to HETTIARACHCHI light the involvement of Navy 31 Jul 2013 oficers at the highest level in STAFF NUMBER NRP Police request a court order illegal detentions, abductions, to stop Hettiarachchi (and RPS torture, extortion and 1185 Ranasinghe) going abroad131. racketeering in the Trincomalee CAREER 11 abduction case127. However, 8 Aug - 22 Oct 2013 it appears that Karannagoda Administrative Oficer, SLNS NIC: 770402930V knew about the abductions when Vijayaba. he filed the complaint against 9 Feb 1977 Sampath Munasinghe but chose not Date of birth. to raise them in his complaint, 68 23 Aug 2013 - 16 May 2014 8 Mar 2018 in a criminal case should have Executive Oficer, SLNS Vijayaba. By this date an Interpol Blue resulted in his suspension. Notice has been issued. 17 May – 9 Oct 2014 BACKGROUND ON RAVI RAJ MP CASE Overseas Duties of A/Executive 13 August 2018 Oficer. Arrested in Colombo, charged Other accused in the case under firearms ordnance and included a third naval oficer 19 Feb 2015 torture or cruel, inhuman and a Tamil paramilitary cadre B report in court documents says or degrading treatment or from the east called Sivakanthan victims held by Hettiarachchi punishment. Vivekanandan, alias Charan, who among others. was believed at the time to be 9 Oct 2019 in Switzerland138. He was tried 24 Dec 2016 Further remanded in custody134. in absentia along with two Released from jail after being others139 one of whom, Inspector acquitted from Raviraj case. May BACKGROUND Fabian Royston Toussaint140, was have travelled to Malaysia after said to be a former intelligence this on false documents132. Lieutenant Commander (Lt Cmdr) oficer last heard of running an HMPCK Hettiarachchi is a Naval eco-consultancy in Australia141. 10 Oct 2014 - 8 Jan 2017 Intelligence oficer of the naval The Inter Parliamentary Union Oficer in Command, SNLS Ruhuna. Special Intelligence Unit. He (IPU) said Interpol notices were is one of the prime suspects in issued for Charan and Toussaint. 9 Jan 2017- 1 Mar 2017 the Trincomalee 11 abduction The UK’s Metropolitan Police Staf Oficer, Job Bank Data case and a batchmate of RPS Service also assisted in this Centre, SLNS Parakrama. Ranasinghe (see RPS Ranasinghe’s case to develop DNA profiles profile) from the 29th intake. He and fingerprints from the crime 20 Feb 2017 has confusingly been referred scene. The IPU commented on the Failed to record statement with to as ‘Navy Sampath’, as handling of the case, saying it CID. Sampath Munasinghe also was. failed “to understand how this Lt Cmdr Hettiarachchi’s and matter came to trial at a time 3 Mar 2017 Lt Cmdr Sampath Munasinghe’s when several of the suspects had Reportedly failed to report for (see Sampath Munasinghe’s yet to be apprehended, including duty or to CID133. profile) collaboration in one located in Switzerland and covert operations goes back who might have been able to 7 - 30 Mar to at least 2006 when he was provide critical information 2017 Surrendered, according to reported to be attached to the on the case at hand…”. Media oficial naval personnel records. National Intelligence Bureau reports quote an MP saying and oficially recorded as ‘on the Police had found evidence 10 Aug 2017 special duty’ in his career pointing to the involvement Arrest warrant against records. of the State Intelligence Hettiarachchi handed over Service (SIS) in Mr Raviraj’s to Police in ACQUITTED IN RAVIRAJ CASE assassination142. Various Sri international Airport, Lankan media reports allege that Weellampitiya & Mulleriyawa. Lt Cmdr Hettiarachchi was also a SIS operative, Mahil Dole, was co-accused with Lt Cmdr Sampath involved in the assassination143. 2 – 6 Sep 2017 Munasinghe in the court case Media reports quoted witnesses Absent without leave, according regarding the killing of Tamil from the case alleging former to naval personnel records. member of parliament, Nadaraja Secretary of Defence Gotabaya Raviraj, which took place on 10 Rajapaksa had ordered the 31 Sep 2017 November 2006135. An all-Sinhalese assassination of the MP144. Other Absent without leave, according jury in 2016 acquitted all those media reports in Sinhala named to naval personnel records. on trial; a decision that is a wide range of Police oficers being appealed in the hope of alleged to have been involved, obtaining a retrial136. including SIS Deputy Director National Information Unit H After his release from prison, Division, of HMPCK Hettiarachchi came back Police, Dole145. to work at SLNS Parakrama/Navy Headquarters in Colombo despite NAVAL COMMAND STRUCTURE still being a suspect in the 11 Trincomalee abduction case137. According to court documents This suggests that he benefited and other sources, then Captain from protection at the highest DKP Dassanayake (see DKP level given that being a suspect Dassanayake’s profile) was the 69 oficer in charge of the two had moved their son and other special intelligence teams prisoners to Trincomalee156. PROTECTED BY THE CHIEF OF headed by Lt Cmdr Hettiarachchi DEFENCE STAFF and then Lt Cmdr Ranasinghe, ABSCONDING AND ARREST responsible for abductions In a dramatic turn of events, and disappearances146. HMPCK On 3 May 2017, chief on 25 November 2018 Admiral Hettiarachchi is alleged to investtigator IP Nishantha Wijegunaratne – who by then have operated mainly from de Silva requested an had been promoted to Chief of Colombo and RPS Ranasinghe from arrest warrant for Lt Cmdr Defence Staf (CDS), the highest Trincomalee147, though they worked Hettiarachchi. In 16 Jan 2018 military position in the entire between the two and collaborated he requested an international armed forces in Sri Lanka - and on various operations. Lt Cmdr arrest warrant157 and on 31 one of his Private Security Hettiarachchi is alleged to be Jan 2018 the Police issued a Oficers - tried to abduct from the one who usually transported public appeal calling him ‘Navy Navy HQ a senior naval oficer people in vans from Colombo Sampath’158. and key witness in the 11 to Trincomalee148. In Colombo, Trincomalee abduction case, Lt Cmdr Hettiarachchi worked HMPCK Hettiarachchi appears to chasing him with a gun, because closely with Lt Cmdr Sampath have hidden ‘in plain view’ in he had confirmed to the CID that Munasinghe149 (see Sampath SLNS Parakrama/Navy Headquarters the Navy Commander protected Munasinghe’s profile), aide- (HQ) whilst being called for suspect HMPCK Hettiarachchi and de-camp to Navy Commander questioning by the CID since had helped him avoid arrest162. Wasantha Karannagoda (see WKJ March 2017, when according Karannagoda’s profile). SLNS to his naval service records BUSINESS INTERESTS Parakrama/Navy Headquarters he surrendered. There is then Commander, Karunanayakage no indication the Navy took As a side legitimate business, Jayantha Karunanayake and then disciplinary action against HMPCK Hettiarachchi is alleged Director Intelligence Captain him for failing to show up to have owned two containers - Ananda Guruge both have said for duty or failing to appear that he could not have bought on that they did not supervise before CID159. The CID wrote a standard oficer’s salary - in HMPCK Hettiarachchi150. However, twice to Naval Command to ask the Colombo harbour, which he another witness Captain them to hand over suspect HMPCK rented out163. He was arrested Nishantha Amarosa said that Hettiarachchi. Naval Command’s while attending to his container Hettiarachchi was last under the response was that Lt Cmdr business. Media reports command of AK Guruge151. Hettiarachchi was not in Naval quoting Police say that when HQ160, which transpired to be a Hettiarachchi received arrears ABDUCTIONS lie as his presence in Naval of pay after being acquitted HQ at the time was confirmed by from the Raviraj killing case In 2008-2009, Lt Cmdr various witnesses, including his he used the money to purchase a Hettiarachchi and his team are wife and other women who visited container lorry164. alleged to have been directly him in his quarters in Naval HQ involved in the abduction of during that time, and logs from the Trincomalee 11 and court the oficers’ mess bar and for documents reveal that victims food rations. In fact, HMPCK were held in SLNS Parakrama/Navy Hettiarachchi absconded for more Headquarters in Colombo under than a year under the protection Lt Cmdr Sampath Munasinghe, Lt of then Navy Commander Admiral Cmdr Hettiarachchi and then Ravindra Wijegunaratne (see Captain DKP Dassanayake152. A profile a)161. It appears that naval witness said Hettiarachchi Admiral Wijegunaratne also gave him money to buy food for gave 500,000 rupees (about the detainees153. Another saw the US$5,000 at the time) to HMPCK Dehiwela 5 victims being put in Hettiarachchi through his a van to be sent to Trincomalee secretary Rear Admiral HAUD to RPS Ranasinghe154. Court Hettiarachchi (unrelated to documents quote the disappeared HMPCK Hettiarachchi) to help him youth Rajeev Naganathan calling flee, possibly to Malaysia, to his father in February 2009 avoid arrest. and alleging Hettiarachchi had brought Ali Anver to Chaitya HMPCK Hettiarachchi was arrested Road Naval HQ and had him by IP Nishantha suspended and beaten155. In March, de Silva in Colombo on 13 August the Naganathan family received 2018. He was last remanded until an SMS saying Hettiarachchi 23 October 2019. 70 20 Aug 2003 – 4 Oct 2004 1 – 10 Oct 2012 Company Commander. Personal Security Oficer to Commander of Navy (for Admiral 5 Oct 2004 – 6 Jul 2005 Jayanath SK Colombage). Special Intelligence Oficer (SIO). 11 Oct 2012 – 30 May 2013 Personal Security Oficer to 7 Jul – 9 Oct 2005 Commander of Navy and Special Junior Naval Staf course at Intelligence Oficer Trincomalee Naval Maritime (international network). Academy. 31 May -26 Aug 2013 10 Oct 2005 – 29 Jun 2006 Special Duties. SIO on the staf of CCON167, SLNS Vijabaya. July 2013 (F) COMMANDER Police ask for a court order 30 Jun 2006 – 28 Apr 2007 to stop RPS Ranasinghe going RANASINGHE Special duty on the staf of abroad. PEDIGE SUMITH COMEAST, SLN Dockyard. 29 Aug - 31 Dec 2013 RANASINGHE 29 Apr – 16 Nov 2007 Security Oficer, SLNS Lanka. UN peacekeeping mission in (STAFF NUMBER Haiti. 23 Oct 2013 NRP 1186) Statement has been recorded by 17 Nov 2007 – 12 Oct 2008 Police from RPS Ranasinghe . Career165: Staf Oficer (SO) Land Operations NIC: 763300536V (LO) [E] COMEAST. 27 Aug - 31 Dec 2013 Passport Number: N3426272 Security Oficer. 24 Jan 2008 25 Nov 1976 Awarded the Rana Sura Padakkama 1 Jan 2014 - 7 Jan 2016 Date of birth. medal by President Rajapaksa. Staf Oficer, Land Operations (South East). 15 Dec 1997 - 27 Oct 2002 13 Oct 2008 – 28 Sep 2009 Cadet training and additional Staf Ofice (SO) (LO) [E] & SIO 2 - 14 Jul 2014 training. [E] on the staf of COMEAST. Overseas training170.

2001 June 2009 12 Nov 2015 Deployed in Thiriyaya and RPS Ranasinghe is first alleged CID tells court RPS Ranasinghe Nilaweli, heading intelligence to be involved in Gun Site168. commanded Gun Site. gathering teams, alongside Sampath Munasinghe166. 14 July 2009 8 Jan - 4 May 2016 Wasantha Karannagoda writes Senior Staf Oficer, Land 2001-2002 him a letter of commendation, Operations (West) & Area Public Recovering from claymore attack praising his commitment to crush Relations Oficer (West), SLNS injury. the LTTE. Rangalla.

28 Oct 2002 – 19 Aug 2003 29 Sep 2009 – 23 Apr 2010 27 Oct 2016 Sri Lanka Telecom technical Training in India, young oficer Awarded the Rana Sura Padakkama course. infantry course. medal by President Sirisena.

14 Feb & 6 Apr 2010 09 Feb 2017 Letters of commendation from Colombo Magistrate Lanka Navy Commander TSG Samarasinghe Jayaratne directs state regarding recovery. counsel to compile necessary extracts and hand them over to 24 Apr 2010 – 30 Sep 2012 CID to arrest 10, including SIO East on the staf of COMEAST. Ranasinghe171. (Under Admiral Jayanath SK Colombage). 2 Mar 2017 Arrested. 2011 - 2012 Works on countering human 8 May 2017 - 25 Feb 2018 smuggling vessels in east. Administrative Oficer, SLNS 71 Rangalla. 26 Feb 2018 - 30 Apr2018 operations in the east. RPS as 12 years old as part of a Senior Staf Oficer Job Bank Data Ranasinghe was involved in at child sex ring in operation from Center, on the staf of Director least two attacks on the LTTE 2004-2007186. Naval Weapons (until 18 Feb in Muttur in July 2006180, weeks 2018 this was AK Guruge, then before the killing in Muttur of Lt Cmdr RPS Ranasinghe was then HMP Senarathne, according to 17 aid workers from NGO Action mainly based in SLNS Tissa in parliament reports). Contre la Faim on 4 August 2006. Trincomalee naval base from November 2007 to September 2012, 9 Jan 2018 According to court documents except for a period of 7 months Released on bail172. RPS Ranasinghe was the Ofice (September 2009-April 2010) in Charge (OIC) of the Special during which he went to India 1 May 2018 - 18 Nov 2018 Intelligence Unit (SIU) in for training. In May 2008, he Administrative Oficer, SLCG Trincomalee (established mid- was commended for his role in Waruna, on the staf of the 2006) and SDSS Dayananda was his an intelligence operation that DG Coast Guard (who was Rear Second in Command181. The reports recovered four suicide jackets Admiral Samantha Wimalathunga). say members of the Special in Trincomalee town, along with Intelligence Unit participated several other Naval Intelligence 19 Nov 2018 in a number of covert and overt oficers who are suspects or Oficially described as on the attacks. witnesses in the Trincomalee 11 Staf of DNLO as administrative abduction court case187. oficer173. Media reports though KARUNA GROUP have him as the Directorate of GUN SITE Naval Land Operations (DNLO)174. RPS Ranasinghe distinguished himself within the Naval RPS Ranasinghe’s oficial Sep 2019 Intelligence special unit duties included intelligence Reports that he is Deputy operating in the east by hunting gathering and surveillance but Director Naval Intelligence175. individuals afiliated with the he also allegedly had parallel LTTE in covert operations, often duties involving abductions, EARLY CAREER AND INJURY collaborating with cadres of interrogations, torture and the Karuna group182, to whom he killings188. He was in charge Commander RPS Ranasinghe is would provide food, weapons and of the illegal detention site a senior Naval Intelligence ammunition183, and who sometimes at Gun Site in Trincomalee and oficer of the naval Special wore Navy uniforms for special prisoners held there were under Intelligence Unit176. He joined operations. During that time, he his custody189. Victims held at the Navy in 1997 as part of also developed a vast network of Gun Site from 2009-2012 have the 29th intake177. He is one informants, the payment of which in particular identified him by of the prime suspects in the his unit had to self-finance184. name and from photographs as the Trincomalee 11 abduction case; RPS Ranasinghe was allegedly intelligence oficer in charge his name first emerged as the protected and considered to be of their detention and torture. oficer in charge of the illegal de facto untouchable thanks to He was provided with rented detention site in June 2009 in his connections at the highest Toyota Dolphin and Toyota Hiace the testimony of his deputy KC political level and the payment vans for intelligence work190. He Welagedara178. of bribes to oficials within himself has acknowledged that he the criminal justice system, was in charge191. In 2001, RPS Ranasinghe was including allegedly the Eastern badly injured by a LTTE claymore Province Deputy Inspector attack which targeted him General, Edison Gunathilake, who directly in Thambalagamuwa on would allegedly turn a blind eye the outskirts of Trincomalee. to his criminal money-making Reports indicate that 17 people schemes185. were killed in this incident179. RPS Ranasinghe survived but he UN PEACEKEEPER spent a year in hospital where he underwent major surgery and RPS Ranasinghe was deployed on a was left with a very visible UN peacekeeping mission in Haïti scar on his face and a thirst from April to November 2007. At for revenge. the time Sri Lankan peacekeepers from the 6th were From June 2006 to April 2007, repatriated in November 2007 RPS Ranasinghe was appointed to after it emerged that at least ‘Special Duties’ on the Staf of 134 Sri Lankans had been Eastern Commander, Thisara SG involved in sexual exploitation Samarasinghe, conducting covert and abuse of children as young 72 RPS Ranasinghe allegedly had a Hettiarachchi (profile e) and applauded 13 times across his direct line of communication aide-de-camp to Navy Commander, career197. He was in particular to the then Defence Secretary Wasantha Karannagoda, Sampath awarded the Rana Sura Padakkama Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who visited Munasinghe, (profile d) in Navy medal in 2008 by President Trincomalee naval base on Intelligence between Trincomalee Mahinda Rajapaksa, a promotion several occasions including the Naval base and Colombo. recommended by Navy Commander area where Gun Site was located Wasantha Karannagoda in 2009. on at least one occasion192. Extraordinarily RPS Ranasinghe The same Rana Sura Padakkama He has been photographed with was named as the person in medal was again awarded to him Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Several charge of Gun Site as early in 2016 by President Maithripala witnesses referred to Gun Site as 2009 and again in 2015 but Sirisena, incidentally while as ‘Gota’s camp’, after the from Jan-May 2016 he was chosen Admiral RC Wijegunaratne – who Defence Secretary. Lt Cmdr KC to work as a public relations helped Hettiarachchi abscond Welagedara was RPS Ranasinghe’s oficer for the Navy. and attempted to abduct a key deputy in Trincomalee naval base witness in the case - was in 2009 and the oficer in charge COMMAND Commander of the Navy. of Gun Site’s prisoners whilst RPS Ranasinghe was away or too RPS Ranasinghe’s duties fell DEATH THREATS busy193. During his time at SLNS under Eastern Commander, SMB Tissa, RPS Ranasinghe allegedly Weerasekera, and then JSK Court documents allege that from raped a mother and her two Colombage, Naval Intelligence 2015, RPS Ranasinghe and DKP daughters before killing them194. Directors, then Cmdr (now Dassanayake made death threats Rear Admiral) AK Guruge and against state witnesses, KC From 2007-2008, then Lt Cmdr Cmdr Mohotti, and Deputy Welagedara and Aluthgedara Upul RPS Ranasinghe worked closely Director Naval Operations DKP Bandara, after they provided with batchmate and other key Dassanayake,195 also a suspect information to the Chief suspect in the Trincomalee 11 in the Trincomalee 11 abduction Investigator in the Trincomalee abduction case Chandana Prasad case. RPS Ranasinghe is alleged 11 abduction case, IP Nishantha to have been directly involved de Silva198. in the abduction of some of the Trincomalee 11 victims under ARREST orders of Sampath Munasinghe196. RPS Ranasinghe was arrested by Vice Admiral JSK Colombage was the CID on 2 March 2017199 for made Commander of the Navy in his role in the abduction of late 2012, and appointed RPS the 11 people in the Colombo Ranasinghe as his Personal area. He was accused of ofences Security Oficer (PSO). Four punishable under Article 2 of years later in 2016 Colombage Convention Against Torture was accused of corruption and Other Cruel, Inhuman or (though the charges were dropped Degrading Treatment200. He was in 2019) in the Avant Garde granted bail on 9 January 2018. Floating Armoury case. PROMOTIONS ANTI-HUMAN SMUGGLING Since then, RPS Ranasinghe From 2011-12 court documents has allegedly been reinstated show RPS Ranasinghe’s Special and appointed Director of Intelligence Unit worked on the Directorate of Naval Land countering human smuggling Operations (DNLO)201. All security in the Eastern Naval Area by personnel assigned to protect Lt infiltrating the networks. In Cmdr Welagadara will now report 2011 and 2012 RPS Ranasinghe directly to RPS Ranasinghe as lists 23 human smuggling vessels Director of DNLO. As Commanding that they apprehended, carrying Oficer at DNLO, RPS Ranasinghe 1013 passengers, the vast will now have access to majority of whom were Tamil. information about all movements of Welagedara and other MEDALS witnesses in the case and can listen to their communications, RPS Ranasinghe is a highly sparking fears about the safety decorated intelligence oficer, of the witnesses202. whose contributions have been 73 ANNEXURE 2: BIOGRAPHIES OF NAVAL OFFICERS

74 15 JAN 2011-1 MAR 2012 Naval Assistant. A. ROHAN AMARASINGHE N. P. S. ATTYGALLE 1 JAN 2014-26 JUN 2016 Director General, Training.

2016 Retired.

A 2016, BUT NOT NOW Sioera Capital Ltd.

TRAINED: India. 2001-FEB 2003 10 FEB-18 AUG 2010 Captain-Director, Naval Director, Naval Project & Plans. Intelligence. AUG 2011 2004-5 Director, Naval Personnel. SLNS Sayura. HEWA RATHNAPPULIGE OMAL CHAMINDA, 10 MAR 2012-22 MAY 2014 NRP 1526 2006 Director, Naval Operations; A/ Director, Naval Weapons. Director, Naval Foreign Cooperation; UNKNOWN Director, Naval Marine Special SLNS Wij ayaba, Nilaveli Forces. C 2007-8 Rapid Action Boat Squadron - fi rst 2017 Statement recorded from him by CID. Director. 28 AUG 2015 Commander, North Western Naval Area. 2007-9 Deputy Area Commander, Northern 2016 Naval Area. Commander, North Western Naval Area. SEDILILAGE DON SUMEDHA SAMPATH DAYANANDA, NRP 1281 UNKNOWN 2018 Director, Naval Operations. Director General, Operations.

2018 Special Intelligence Unit, 14 AUG 2009 Talaimannar. D Director General,, Personnel & Commander, Eastern Naval Area. Also operated in Welisara Camp. Training. It is alleged in court documents 2010 that the mobile phone of Loganathan Commander, North Central Naval MOHOTTALAGE UDAYA KEERTHI VIJ AYA (who disappeared) was used by SDSS Command . BANDARA (RETIRED) Dayananda four days after he had disappeared. Although Dayananda JAN-31 MAY 2012 was asked to report to the Colombo North Central Naval Area Commander . Crimes Division (CCD) of the police to give a statement, he absconded 17 DEC 2012 for several days. When interviewed A/ Commandant,Volunteer Naval Force. he claimed he had picked up the phone from a bus he was travelling JUN 2012-MAR 2013 B in and since he could not fi nd out Commander, Western Naval Area. the owner he had made use of the phone. 31 MAR 2013-END 2014 Commander, Eastern Naval Area. He was an adviser to Wasantha It was at this time that CCD Karannagoda and told police that discovered that the mobile phone he was informed by Captain Jagath 2014 used by Loganathan’s companion Retired. Jayantha Ranasinghe that Sampath Rathnaswamy (also disappeared) Munasinghe had abducted fi ve students was being used with a SIM card from Dehiwela and demanded a 2017 registered to the Secretary to the Died. ransom of one million rupees from Commander of the Navy at his of icial each of the families to release address . The then CCD chief Anura these students . Court documents Sennanayake (accused in another say Commander Mohottalage Udaya emblematic case) did not order Keerthi Wij aya Bandara, Director further investigations . Intelligence Ananda Guruge and then Head of Discipline Senaka Dayananda reportedly told his Hanwella reportedly investigated the contemporaries in the Navy that abductions. he would never be questioned or arrested because Ravi Wij egunewardene Bandara also sent a Letter of Demand was looking after his interests . to Navy Commander Sinniah demanding Rs.500 million over a statement made to the CID over the same allegations MID 2006 He is second in command to . RPS Ranasinghe in the Special Intelligence Unit operating out of 1 JAN 2008-21 SEP 2009 Trincomalee (court documents). Naval Assistant.

2018-19 1 JAN 2009-14 JUL 2009 Arrested by police and remanded in Director, Engineering Services. 75 custody . 2007 Deputy Area commander East (letter D. K. P. DASANAYAKE 1 JAN 2012-30 NOV 2013 in court documents) SEE PROFILE Naval Secretary. 1 JAN 17 – SEP 2012 UNKNOWN Director General, Services. Attended in US (class 45). 2012-9 JAN 2013 Director General, Administration; UNKNOWN DATE also Director General, Services. Director General, Budget and Finance; Director, Naval Logistics; Commodore 1 JAN-3 JUL 2013 Superintendent of Logistics; Captain Chief of Staf . Logistics, Department of the Eastern Medals for East and North Court documents allege Dasanayake and Western Naval Commands. ordered and was involved directly ‘humanitarian operation’. and indirectly in the crimes . The relatives of two abducted TRAINING: reportedly came to meet Dassanayake India, US. and requested their help. He said he would try to fi nd them. D. P. K. Dasanayake was abroad on a post graduate degree in US for some years COMMODORE KURUKULAASURIYA JOSEPH REAR ADMIRAL DIMUTHU C GUNAWARDENA during the investigation in the CONRAD SHEMAL FERNANDO (RETIRED) magistrate’s case; his lawyer said he’d gone for foreign training to prepare to be Navy Commander. His family is based in the US.

2007-9 Navy spokesman . F G 2008-9 A/ Director, Marine Special Force. In 2009 the family of disappeared 1 JUL 2008-7 JAN 2009 student Rajeev Naganathan spoke to Deputy Director, Operations. 1982 the then Fisheries Minister Felix Joined Navy. Perera who contacted Commodore 10 AUG 2009- 3 AUG 2010 Shemal Perera. The family said in an Director Naval Weapons 1985 interview: “When Commodore Perera Degree, Colombo University. was told how the children were 8 JAN 2009-9 AUG 2009 abducted and under whom they were, 2007 Director, Naval Operations; Commodore Perera was taken aback. Director, Naval Weapons; Director, Masters Degree, General Sir John From his expressions we knew that Kotelawala Defence University. Special Boat Squadron & Rapid Action he too was well aware about our Boat Squadron. children. Despite Minister Felix AUG 2010-END 2012 Perera’s several requests, Commodore Commandant, Naval & Maritime Academy 1 JAN 2010-3 AUG 2010 Perera never took any step to get in Trinco. Director, Marine Special Force. the children released, although he confi rmed that our children are in 2014 2013 the Navy custody ”. A/Provost Marshal National Defence University (NDU), Pakistan. NB It appears this media reference 2012-14 mistakenly calls the Commodore Provost Marshal. 24 JUL 2014-2015 Perera instead of Fernando. Commander, North Central Naval Area. Karannagoda stated in his 20 OCT -31 DEC 2015 Fundamental Rights application of A/ Director Naval Inspectorate 25 JUL 2016 March 2019 “that on or about 18th Director General, Training. September 2018, Rear Admiral KJCS 2015-17 (Shemal) Fernando of the Navy had Director Naval Inspectorate 2018 provided a statement to the 1st Additional Director General, Civil Respondent [CID] that the Petitioner Security Dept. 12 JUL 2017 had failed to take proper steps in Arrested. respect of the fi ve youth referred to 20 APR 2018 by Hon. Felix Perera.” Retired. 2018 Released on bail. 2003 TRAINED: Degree from Kotelawala Defence China, India, Pakistan . University.

15 JUN 2004-17 FEB 2010 M. T. DAMAYANTHA J. DHARMASIRIWARDENA Secretary to the Commander of the Navy.

1 JAN 2010-18 FEB 2010 Director, Naval Victualling & Clothing.

20 JUL 2011-END 2011 Director General, Logistics. 76 12 JAN 2007 HQ Senior Staf Of icer, Operations. SENAKA HANWELLA Y. N. JEYARATHNE 11 JAN 2008-9 MAR 2009 Deputy Director, Operations.

MAR 2009 Deputy Director, Weapons; Director, H Naval Investigation Unit. JUN-AUG 2009 Trinco Dockyard Navy Weapons Of icer . Reports say Hanwella took part 10 MAR-30 NOV 2009 in a raid carried out on Sampath Deputy Director, Naval Project and Munasinghe’s quarters on 26 May 2009 ARAMABADUGE KALANA MITHTHA JINADASA Plans. on Karanangoda’s instructions . 2012 JUN 1998-NOV 1999 Commander, SLSN Samudra. Executive Of icer, SLNS Thammanna, Mannar. 2014 Commandant of the Naval and Maritime JUN 2004–JUL 2005 Academy, Trincomalee . Executive Of icer, Naval Recruit Training Centre.

2004-8 Masters at Kotelawala Defence 23 JUL 2015-30 AUG 2017 KARUNANAYAKAGE University. Director, Naval Operations; JAYANTHA KARUNANAYAKE Director, Naval Foreign Co- JUL 2005-(DATE RETIRED) operation; Director, Naval Marine 2009 K Provost Marshal (Navy Police Special Forces. SLNS Parakrama Commander . Director) – Principal Adviser to Navy chief on all disciplinary 2011 matters in the Navy. Northern Command . GOTABAYA PAUL KASSAPA (NAMES 2018 19 MAR 2018-2019 REVERSED SOMETIMES), NRX 0465 CBL Exports, Assistant General Commandant, Naval and Maritime Manager . Academy .

W. H. U. P. HEWAGE, NRX 0437 SISIRA JAYAKODY

(Court documents say he produced a report on human smuggling in Sri Lankan Navy with Rear Admiral Thilak Senaratne.)

2009 Court documents say Kassapa had been the Commanding Of icer of the SEP 2009 2008/9 APPROXIMATELY Dockyard. Promotion from Wasantha Karannagoda, Deputy Area Commander; Commander, (court documents) . SLNS Tissa. 2009-11 MA International Relations, Colombo 26 DEC 2013-14 JUL 2015 1 JAN-22 MAY 2009 University. Director, Naval Intelligence. Director, Naval Training. 2010-11 2015-17 23 JUN 2011-8 AUG 2011 Commanding Of icer, Naval Dockyard, Defence Adviser to the Sri Lankan Director, Naval Personnel. Trincomalee. High Commission in New Delhi . 2013 2011-12 Commander, North Central Naval Area. Deputy Director, Naval Administration. 6 JAN 2014-END 2014 ARAMA BADUGE KALANAMITHRA JINADASA Commander, Southern Naval Area. 2011-12 Captain, Operations Department, 1 JAN 2015-END 2016 Naval Dockyard Trincomalee, Sri Director, Naval Personnel . Lanka.

31 AUG 2017 MAY-JUL 2012 Retired; was Director General, Deputy Director, Naval Welfare. J Personnel and Chief Hydrography Of icer . 2012-2013 Naval Of icer in charge Trincomalee 77 South . OCT 2013-OCT 2014 16 FEB 2012 Director Naval Victualling Deputy Area Commander, Eastern Naval U. S. RUWAN PERERA and Clothing; Director Naval Area . Inspectorate. AUG 2012-2014 2014 Director, Disaster Management Centre CID records statement. . OCT 2015-14 OCT 2016 OCT 2014-MAR 2016 Retired as Director General, Naval P Deputy Area Commander, Western and Air Operations, at Of ice of the Naval Command; Principle Adviser to Chief of Defence Staf . Commander Western Naval Area; Deputy Area Commander. 2018 DGM Human Resources and MAY 2012 MAR- AUG 2016 Administration, State Pharmaceuticals Commander, SLNS Sagara. Deputy Director General,, Sri Lanka Manufacturing Corporation of Sri Coastguard. Lanka . 25 JUN 2012-2014 Commandant, Trinco Naval and AUG 2016-JUL 2017 Maritime Training Academy. National Defence University, NMJD NISSANKA (NRX 0496) Islamabad. 14 JAN 2018 South Eastern Naval Command Area JUL 2017-MAR 2018 Commander. Commandant, Naval and Maritime Academy, Trincomalee.

MAY 2018 P.A.D.R. PERERA Director General, Administration. N

2019 Commander, Southern Naval Area - 4 NOV 2015-2016 met UK Delegation, 10 July . Director .Naval Intelligence.

TRAINED: 2018 Harvard University, John F. Kennedy SLNS Sagara. School of Government; Pakistan.

12 OCT 2007- 6 AUG 2009 Director Naval Administration DHAMMIKA AMILA MAPA NANAYAKKARA KEPPADUWAGE DAYANANDA NANAYAKKARA 2012 2009 M Commander, North Western Naval Area. Director of Intelligence, Welisara Navy Camp (court documents ). 5 JAN 2013 Commander, North Western Naval Area. 2017 Released on bail . 10 JAN 2013-8 NOV 2014 Director General, Services.

1 JAN-29 MAY 2015 Commander, Eastern Naval Area. SARATH W. C. MOHOTTI Court documents: Nanayakkara, Flag Of icer, Naval Dockyard Trincomalee, has said that he has seen a Toyota 2015 Retired . or Fargo vehicle on 22 March 2009. Upon inquiry, Lt. Mapa has told Nanayakkara that the vehicle belonged to Intelligence.

2008 Commanding Of icer of SLNS Tissa.

1981 7 JUL 2010-15 FEB 2011 Joined Navy . Director, Sports.

2006-7 6 JAN 2013 Sir John Kotalawala Defence Commander, North Western Naval Area. University. 2 AUG 2014 JAN 2008-FEB 2009 Commander, Western Naval Area & 1st secretary, Sri Lankan Embassy in Commandant Volunteer Naval Force. .. 10 SEP 2015-15 AUG 2016 Deputy to Naval Intelligence Flag Of icer. Director Guruge. 22 AUG 2016-4 OCT 2016 20 MAR-2 OCT 2010 Director General, Services. Naval Intelligence Director . 2018 Medal from President Sirisena . 78 2013 TO 2015 Director General Operations. JAGATH JAYANTHA RANASINGHE ANANDA KUMARA GURUGE SAMARAWEERA NRX 0468 1 JAN 2016-END 2016 Deputy Chief of Staf .

8 NOV 2017 Chief of Staf .

R 2 JUL 2018 Retired .

Ranasinghe is said to have informed M. R. U. SIRIWARDENA 1 JAN 2008-20 MAR 2010 the Navy Commander Wasantha Director of Intelligence . Karannagoda on 10 May 2009 about the abducted youth . A statement by 29 MAY 2015 Jayantha who recorded a statement Deputy Commander, Eastern Naval Area from Raman Prabhakaran revealed that . Raman had overheard a call from 13 MAY 2016-22 FEB 2018 Rajeev to Govindasamy Naganathan in S Director, Navy Personnel. May 2009. Rajeev Naganathan said that he was in the Trinco naval base FEB 2018 and Cmdr. Dassanayake was in charge Flag Of icer, Commanding of him. 1 AUG 2008-JUN 2008 . Deputy Chief of Staf . 16 MAY 2011-END 2011 29 AUG 2019 Director, Naval Training. 7 JUN 2008-15 MAY 2009 Retired. Chief of Staf . 25 AUG 2012-END 2012 The police have asked for a copy of Director, Naval Projects and Plans. an investigation into the abductions said to have been conducted in 7 JAN 2014-24 FEB 2015 UDENI I. SERASINGHE 2009 by Guruge with Commander Commander, South Eastern Naval Area. Karannagoda’s Naval Adviser, Mohottalage Udaya Keerthi Wij aya 1 JAN 2016-21 FEB 2016 Bandara, and Senaka Hanwella (then Navy Commander Southern Naval Area. Head of Discipline), but they have been given confl icting reports as to 11 NOV 2018 whether such an investigation took Deputy Chief of Staf . place. Guruge has denied doing this. He’s also alleged to have ordered 2018 his subordinates to give false Vice Chancellor, Sir John Kotelawala testimony. Defence University. 1987 Joined Navy. Susantha, Petty of icer XC 30543, 2019 has testifi ed that Guruge knew of Chief of Staf . 2001 Trained, . the abductions because they had discussed them in his of ice. 2002 Trained, India. NEIL B. J. ROSAYRO REAR ADMIRAL LDK THILAK SENARATNE 2004-5 Trained, Pakistan. Produced a human smuggling report with Kassapa. 2008-2010 Director, Naval Land Operations. 1 JAN 2010 – 17 AUG 2010 Director Auto Mobile Engineering 1 JAN – 14 APRIL 2011 A/Director Naval Land Operations 12 APR 2010 – 31 DEC 2010 Director General Engineering 2012 1982 The Naval Of icer in Charge 20 DEC 2011- 31 DEC 2011 Joined the Navy . District Director General Engineering

2005-2008 2015 UNKNOWN First Secretary at the Sri Lankan Chairman Navy Baseball Director Naval Marine Engineering High commission in New Delhi . 11 AUG 2014-2017 10 AUG 2009-END 2009 Director, Naval Land Operation . Director, Naval Operations; Director M. R. U. SIRIWARDENA Naval Weapons; Director, Special 2018 Boat Squadron & Rapid Action Boat Commandant Naval Infantry & Director Squadron. Marine,

1 JUL 2011 NO DATE Director, Naval Operations SBS Commander.

12 MAR 2012 TRAINED: Director, Plans and Projects . India, Bangladesh and Pakistan 1996-1998 JAN 2005-JAN 2006 Commandant, Naval and Maritime Director, Naval Welfare and Naval DAMITH NISHANTHA S. ULUGETENNA Training Academy . Administration.

2002 JAN 2006-AUG 2007 Director, Naval Administration. Director, Naval Operations and Special Forces; Director General, 26 DEC 2005 General Naval Operations. Director General, Personnel & Training. JUL-AUG 2008 U Commander, Western Naval Area. 1 AUG 2007-6 JUN 2008 Deputy Chief of Staf , Navy. AUG 2008-FEB 2010 Commander, Eastern area . 1 JAN-15 MAY 2009 Court documents say Rear Admiral Chief of Staf , Navy. Ulugetenna complained about D. AUG 2008-FEB 2010 K. P. Dassanayake, alleging he Linked IN page says he looked after was involved in a human smuggling IDPs . racket. T. M. WASANTHA K. B. TENNAKOON FEB 2010-APR 2011 The report on the inquiry by Rear Commander, Northern Naval area and Admiral Thilak Senaratne and Cmdr. Deputy Chief of Staf . Gotabaya Paul Kassapa was requested by the police investigation. APR 2011-OCT 2012 The Navy sent (with the title Commandant, Volunteer Naval Force in English) “Misunderstanding/ and Deputy Chief of Staf . T Dispute among SLN personnel WRT human smuggling activities and NO DATE investigation conducted by police Also commanded SLNS Tissa. of ice (Matara)”. This was not the relevant fi le TRAINED: UNKNOWN Pakistan, India, UK, Israel, US, Northern, North Central & Southern 1 JAN 2011-END 2011 China. Naval Area, Director, Naval Intelligence & Director, Naval Weapons. Director, Naval Administration & Welfare. D. M. B. WETTEWA 1 JAN 2011-25 DEC 2013 Director, Naval intelligence. 2006

Director General, Services. Director, Naval Weapons.

Deputy Chief of Staf , Navy. 6 JUL 2015-END 2015 Director General, Services. 21 MAY 2007-20 MAY 2008 Chief of Staf , Navy . 22 AUG 2017 Southern Naval Command Headquarters 7 JUN 2008 . UNKNOWN: Retired. Contingent Commander, Mannar. 8 MAR 2018 Commander, Western Naval Area . TRAINED: UNKNOWN: India and Pakistan . 2018 Commandant of the Advanced Naval Deputy Chief of Staf Training Centre, in the staf of the Kotalawala Defense University (KDU), Colombo; Training Commander 2019 C. N. THUDUWEWATTA Chief of Staf of the Naval and Maritime Academy, Trincomalee.

2011 SUSITH MALIYA BANDARA WEERASEKARA Established a new Directorate for Monitoring/Management of Naval Procurement to ensure greater transparency.

2012 Director, Logistic Management Cell. 1 JAN-20 MAY 2007 W 26 AUG-22 DEC 2013 Chief of Staf Commander, Southern Naval Area.

11 DEC 2014-22 MAY 2015 Director 1982 General, Services. Married Kumudini Weerasekara, the fi rst female of icer of SLA. 27 MAY 2015- 19 MAR 2017 Director General, Operations. APR 2002-FEB 2004 Commandant, Naval and Maritime 2018 Academy. Sri Lankan Embassy, US . FEB 2004-JAN 2005 TRAINED: Deputy Area Commander (West). India, US . 80 ANNEXURE 3: THE AVANT GARDE GROUP

“MY ADVISORY BOARD CONSISTS INTRODUCTION come under the Director of OF TWO CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF Intelligence who reports to AND FOUR EX-NAVY COMMANDERS, ITJP’s investigation has the Director of Operations, revealed that naval personnel, who in turn reports to the ONE CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE including very senior Director General of Operations. ARMY AND MANY MAJOR GENERALS, commanders, have allegedly It is inconceivable that Naval REAR ADMIRALS AND SENIOR been involved in various Intelligence could run detention DIG’S OF POLICE… WE ARE financial ventures and schemes, and torture sites for many years PROUD TO SAY THAT THESE both legal203 and illegal, inside naval bases without the SENIOR OFFICERS WERE INVOLVED generating important gains. immediate command chain being These include, in particular, aware of the practice. As such, IN DECISION MAKING IN THE the transfer of government-owned Perera and Dissanayake would NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL OF weapons and ammunitions, and have had knowledge of the SRI LANKA.” lucrative government procurement activities of the Navy’s Special contracts alleged to have Intelligence Unit and the Gun AGMS CHAIRMAN diverted millions of dollars of Site dungeons which continued to government profits to privately contain Tamil prisoners until owned companies involving former mid-2012. The CID investigation SUMMARY military and naval commanders. in Sri Lanka also arrested the Director of Operations from a. Timeline of Events Three former Navy commanders 2009 (DKP Dassanayake – see b. The Avant Garde Group involved in the Avant Garde profile, Annexure 1) indicating Companies company were also allegedly in that role he had command c. Panama Papers complicit in the illegal over the Special Intelligence d. Multiple Allegations detention, torture and Unit operatives. In 2009 DKP e. Earnings disappearances described in this Dassanayake reported to all f. Rakna Arakshaka Lanka report. They are: three of the Admirals named Limited (RALL) above. g. Charges and Arrests Admiral JSK Colombage (COMEAST 2010-12, DG Operations 2007- The three retired Admirals were 8 when his next in command was initially charged in the Avant R.C. Wijegunaratne – see profile Garde corruption case but those Annexure 1), charges were dropped in 2019. Links between the diferent Admiral SAMJ Perera (DG cases involving senior naval Operations 2009-13) commanders should be further investigated. Admiral DWAS Dissanayake (DG Operations 2008-9).

Colombage was in charge of the (A) TIMELINE OF Trincomalee base for three EVENTS years, during which scores of former LTTE cadres were detained The Avant Garde Group of and tortured. Companies comprised Avant Garde Security Services (AGSS), its In the Navy command structure, subsidiary Avant Garde Maritime intelligence operatives 81 Services (AGMS) and various ofshores subsidiaries, including shipping licence210. Senadhipathi provide monitoring and security. in Panama, and the said his research had shown AGMS, it added, would provide British Virgin Islands. This was pirates used RPGs and T56. He the operating procedures for an extremely profitable private deployed weapons with twice the transfer of sea marshals group set up post-war by ex- their efective range, such as and weapons and specify the military oficials and granted Light Machine Guns with large information needed from private by the Ministry of Defence a quantities of ammunition to keep maritime security companies monopoly on maritime security pirates away. His idea was “to for them to get approval for services, full government overpower the pirates before their weapons. Although AGMS endorsement and access to Navy they could even come close”. was a privately-owned company, weapons, staf and premises. It He began by ofering piracy the MOD circular indicated it was under investigation after protection to fishing trawlers. had government endorsement. A the Government changed in 2015. Senadhipathi alleges the 24 Sri Lankan newspaper commented Sri Lankan maritime security in 2015: “Here is an instance Incorporation: Avant Garde companies that operated before where a private company has been Maritime Services (Pvt) Ltd he came on the scene had broken delegated a role that should be (AGMS) was incorporated in Sri the law because these companies played by the Navy and that too Lanka on 24 June 2011 and is did not have a place to store for commercial gain215”. a subsidiary of Avant Garde the weapons once they left Sri Security Services (Pvt) Ltd Lanka. His business model would Infrastructure: AGMS at its peak (AGSS).204 The AGSS website205 supposedly save the reputation operated the following floating boasts it is the largest of Sri Lanka. armouries216: security company in Sri Lanka, employing over 6,500 personnel Lack of Regulation: Indeed, a MV Mahanuwara, of the coast of (six and half times bigger than UN report stated that, “...In Sri Lanka. the Sri Lanka Coast Guard206). 2011, the Sri Lankan Government reportedly lost track of MV Sinbad in the Gulf of Oman Floating Armoury207: The seas hundreds of government-owned (registered in Mongolia217). around Sri Lanka contain some weapons that it had rented out of the busiest shopping routes to PMSCs (private maritime MV Avant Garde in the Red Sea. in the world. From 2005 piracy security contractors)”211. [This was a vessel called MV became a serious issue along the However, regulation for the Merou chartered by AGMS from coast of Somalia into the Gulf floating armouries globally was the Sri Lanka Shipping Company218 of Aden. Commercial shipping also problematic. In 2014, a for two years. It was returned companies increasingly turned to report identified “a worrying in December 2016 under court private security contractors to lack of regulation regarding the order and sent to India to be protect their vessels. Countries operation and use of floating scrapped219]. in the high-risk areas did not armouries”212. want huge stockpiles of weapons Senadhipathi said he also on their territory so the trend Monopoly: In mid-2012 AGMS established and maintained seven moved to storing weapons on took over all maritime armoury land-based armouries in littoral commercially owned vessels services from the Navy for the states, spending about US anchored in international and ran $800,000 monthly. waters. It was a rapidly growing them as a monopoly for just new business area208 and Sri Lanka over two years until early 2015. quickly became a leader because, AGMS had entered into a joint as the Guardian newspaper venture supposed to last until alleged, Sri Lankan armouries 2019 with a government-owned “are partly run by the country's business run by the Ministry of Navy209”. However, the bulk of Defence, Rakna Arakshaka Lanka the profits went to a private Ltd (RALL213). A circular from company. the Ministry of Defence dated 18 September 2012214 informed AGMS: The Avant Garde group all private maritime security Chairman, Nissanka Senadhipathi, companies that from 16 October said he sent his proposal 2012 they could no longer store for floating armouries to arms at the Land Based Naval then Secretary of Defence Mr Armouries in Galle and Colombo Gotabaya Rajapaksa in December as these services would cease 2010 and again in March 2011. to function. The Ministry said He was initially rejected it had decided to deploy a because, remarkably, he had floating armoury of the coast of not at that point obtained a Galle for which the Navy would 82 United Kingdom: Just six months were "thousands of weapons" 3,322 weapons had gone missing, after the floating armoury began, on his company's ships. AGMS according to the report. the UK was discussing using the charged US $25 a day to store services of Avant Garde220. The the weapons and ammunition222. Resignations: Prior to receiving UK parliamentary committee on his portfolio, the Law and Order Arms Export Controls in 2013 Private Armouries in Naval Base: and Prisons Reform Minister said that during 2012 eight After the change of government had legally Maritime Anti-Piracy companies in Sri Lanka in 2015, it was represented AGMS Chairperson, were found to be non-compliant alleged that AGMS held three Nissanka Senadhipathi. In with the terms of their licence container loads of arms and November 2015 Marapana resigned from the UK. It said: “These ammunition in the Sri Lanka as Minister because of concerns breaches occurred as a result of Navy Camp ‘SLNS Dakshina’ in raised in respect of a conflict a change in policy by the Sri Kaluwella, Galle – in other of interest224. Lankan Government which forced words a private company held all private security companies a private armoury inside a Seizures: When the Avant Garde operating from Sri Lanka to use military camp223. Reports said Maritime Services ships were a ‘floating armoury’ outside Major General Palitha Fernando seized by the Police and Navy225 their territorial waters rather (see below) had authorised after the Rajapaksa family lost than land-based armouries for this and that the Naval Area power, an audit of the weapons the storage of weapons. The use Commander was not authorised on board was done. The MV Avant of floating armouries was not, to inspect or conduct regular Garde was found to have an at that time, permitted by the checks. Without checking it unregistered Ukrainian captain, licence. We believe, however, would be impossible for the Gennadiy Gavrylov, on board who that the companies concerned Navy to know how many clients has been prevented from leaving retained suficient controls over AGMS had issued weapons to Sri Lanka since June 2016 while the goods whilst located on and therefore what fees were others accused in the court case these particular armouries such due. Media reports alleged a have been granted permission to that there was no increased risk similar situation existed in “a travel226. of loss or diversion221”. This secret armoury” held by RALL appeared to be incorrect when at the Bandaranaike Memorial Inquiry: The Presidential inspections were later done. International Conference Hall Commission of Inquiry set up in Colombo for some years. When to investigate and inquire Scale: The AGMS Chairman boasted a Police raid was conducted, into Serious Acts of Fraud, of 800-1000 movements of the only 152 weapons were found; Corruption and Abuse of Power, armouries a month. He said there a total of government-owned State Resources and Privileges

Location Audit of weapons Ammunition

MV Mahanuwara 2,154 weapons 747,859 rounds

MV Avant Garde227 813 weapons 202,674 rounds229. (Ukrainian captain) (of which only 203 issued by RALL) Licence for 100 weapons on board228. 613 “alien” weapons

RALL Armoury 230 automatic weapons missing230.

RALL COMPANY 3,473 weapons issued but of those 3,384 lacked permits231.

83 (PRECIFAC) reported that Avant – YHPG Yapa, Director. British Virgin Islands Garde company owed 919 million in August 2012236. rupees (over US $5 million) to – SS Senaratne, Director. RALL. The new management of RALL – Senadhipathi, shareholder took action to sack its general AVANT GARDEN MARITIME SERVICES (percentage unknown). manager, retired Major General (AGMS) Gamini Jayasundera, following – Dissanayake, shareholder allegations that he gave false According to its website, AGMS’s (percentage unknown). evidence at the presidential directors, senior management and inquiry. AGMS and RALL became advisors are: – Manjula Yapa, shareholder involved in arbitration232 with (percentage unknown). AGMS claiming US $20 million in – Senadhipathi, Chairman. liquidated damages233. – Rajaratne, shareholder – Manjula Yapa, Managing (percentage unknown). Court Case: The Presidential Director and Board Director. Commission investigated 13 3. Avantgarde Maritime Services individuals234 and recommended – Dissanayake, CEO. (Private) Limited legal action be taken against Incorporated, registered in seven of them for corruption – Wishwajith Nandana Panama in January 2013. under Section 70 of the Bribery Diyabalanage (Diyabalanage), Act. In 2016 it filed a case at Head of Commercial Vessel – Senadhipathi, Director the Colombo Magistrate Court Protection. and President. against former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Avant Garde – Daya Dharmapriya, Executive. – Dissanayake, Director. Chairman Nissanka Senadhipathi and other suspects on charges – Major General VR Silva, – Manjula Yapa, Director. of corruption under the Bribery Executive. Act. That case was dropped – Carla Elena Peralta, in 2019 based on a revision – Lakshman TB Illangakoon, subscriber and Panamanian petition filed by lawyers for the Executive. lawyer237. defendants and charges reframed against only some of the same – Sudharman Silva, Executive. – Massiel Robinson De Arauz, suspects. subscriber with numerous – RWMC Ranawana, Executive. corporate afiliations in Panama238. (B) THE AVANT – Prasanna Athanasius Sirimevan GARDE GROUP Rajarathne (Rajarathne), – Torrijos & Asociados, agent239. Advisor. COMPANIES 4. Avant Garde Maritime Singapore – Major General Chandrawansa, Pte Ltd, registered in January AVANT GARDE SECURITY SERVICES Advisor. 2015 and struck of in November AGSS (PARENT COMPANY) 2018240. – George Chen, Advisor. AGSS’s directors and senior – Senadhipathi, 100 per cent management are, as listed on its AGSS/AGMS AFFILIATES shareholder and Director. website: Of the overseas afiliates, – Edinadura Kuvera Esuru De – Yapa Hetti Pathirannahalage Senadhipathi is the sole Zoysa (De Zoysa), Director. Nissanka Yapa Senadhipathi shareholder of the Cyprus A lawyer and member of the (Senadhipathi), Chairman. entity, majority shareholder President’s Counsel, De Zoysa of the Singaporean entity, and represented AGMS in litigation – Senarath Bandara Dissanayake a shareholder of the British against the Sri Lankan Navy (Dissanayake), Deputy Virgin Islands entity. in 2016.241 Chairman. 1. Avant-Garde Emirates LLC, – Noraini Binte Noor Mohamed – YH Kithsiri Manjula Kumara part of AGSS which was Abdul Latif, Director. Yapa (Manjula Yapa), Managing established as a facilities A Singaporean national who Director. management company (precise serves as secretary to date unknown but at least several companies.242 – YHPSY Kumarihamy, Finance in 2010)235. Director. 2. Avant Garde Pte Ltd, registered in the 84 5. Tulip Agro Holdings Private – Senadhipathi and his three Fomenting Unrest: A Sri Limited (Tulip Agro), Avant Garde colleagues appear Lankan minister alleged AGMS described as being under the to have incorporated the was involved in unrest in Avant Garde Group of ofshore company in August the Maldives253. Senadhipathi Companies.243 Tulip Agro is 2012, using Mossack Fonseca’s had served as Maritime registered to the same address Singapore ofice as Security Advisor to the as AGSS/AGMS and reports to an intermediary. President of . be an agricultural food Allegations of corruption were producer and supplier.245 – As the Sri Lankan Financial levelled by the then Finance Times reported: “Sri Lankan Minister of Sri Lanka; an – Dissanayake states that he citizens are permitted to Avant Garde company oficial is a director of the company. hold and invest monies denied any such payments were Rohan Munasinghe (head of IT ofshore,but the incorporations made.254 at AGMS)246 authors a blog post must be registered with the on its website.247 Inland Revenue Department. Provenance of Weapons: One Ofshore investors must allegation is that some – Tulip Agro has a minimal also submit a balance sheet weapons found on board the public profile comprising of all entities incorporated ships had belonged to the LTTE self-reported information overseas to the Exchange – or alternatively to Police on its website; it is listed Controls Department and stations in Sri Lanka255. in the Sri Lankan corporate bring any dividends back Former Defence Ministry registry. In 2017, it supplied to the country. If any of Additional Secretary food to the canteen of the Sri the ofshore entities are not Damayanthi Jayaratne told Lankan Welfare Association of registered with Inland Revenue the Presidential Commission the Department of Immigration and the Exchange Controls of Inquiry into Large Scale & Emigration.248 Department of the Central Corruption and Fraud that the Bank, individuals and procedure followed in giving 6. Tulip Leisure Holidays corporations would be found weapons to RALL was illegal. Private Limited (Tulip to be in violation of Sri “Weapons were issued Leisure), described as a Lankan Exchange Control laws.” without permits, contravening sister company to AGMS in It is not clear whether this the accepted rules,” he Sri Lanka. Dissanayake reports regulation was complied with. testified256. to be its General Manager.249 Tulip Leisure has almost no Documentation: The Sri Lankan online profile but it is (D) MULTIPLE Police said an AGMS vessel listed in the Sri Lankan had made an illegal journey corporate registry. ALLEGATIONS from a Red Sea port without proper documents for its cargo 7. Avant Leisure (Pvt) Ltd, an Nigeria: When a new Sri Lankan of weapons and ammunition. adventure sports organisation, Government came to power was identified as having the in 2015 it said it was Personnel: RALL and Avant same address as AGSS/AGMS.250 investigating allegations Garde together allegedly had that AGMS had been supplying more than a division of men weapons to the Nigerian group, (over 10,000 highly trained (C) PANAMA Boko Haram. At the same time combatants) who were not under a high-level military the command of the Army. PAPERS delegation representing AGMS had visited Nigeria to – The leaked Panama Papers Electioneering: there have meet the Government there to named four Avant Garde been allegations that 500 of secure contracts252. oficials as having ofshore the RALL personnel were used Senadhipathi later said 257 accounts: Sanadhipathi, YHP for election campaigning . that had he started operations Kithsiri Manjula Kumara Yapa, in the Gulf of Guinea, with who is a retired Police Chief Bribery: A Sri Lankan the Government of Nigeria he Inspector who served as Government minister alleged he would have brought in US $75 Managing Director of AGSS, had been ofered a bribe of Rs. million a month. He also says Senerath Bandara Dissanayake 20 million per month to cover he signed a contract with the and Prasanna Athanasius up the AGMS issue. Nigerian Navy to supply Arrow Sirimevan Rajaratne251. Boats manufactured by the Sri 2019: Allegations of ofences Lankan Navy. It is unclear under the Firearms Ordinance, why a private company would conspiracy and aiding and be selling boats manufactured abetting258. by the Navy. 85 (E) EARNINGS AGMS Earnings 2012-15 $65 million (USD) ACCORDING TO AGMS CHAIRMAN From which RALL was paid $10 million

From which Navy was paid $10 million in 26 months

2009-12 Navy earned $10 million in 4 years

AGMS Revenue $60 million per year

AGMS Current Revenue $12 million per year

AGMS Revenue if Nigerian $2 billion in three years deal went ahead

& If Malacca Straits $50 million per month - $600 operations went ahead million per year

answerable to Parliament while operate a floating armoury (F) RAKNA being a Government undertaking. between 7 August 2012 and 8 ARAKSHAKA LANKA Its report said: “The Committee January 2015, in violation of enquired about the category of Sri Lankan laws by providing LIMITED (RALL) personnel who were recruited to unlawful income to this private the Company. It was stated that company amounting to Rs.11.4 This is a wholly Sri Lanka the ex-security personnel, those billion. In September 2019, Government owned company acting who have retired or legally the charges against him were in collaboration with the resigned from the Sri Lankan dropped after his lawyers filed a Ministry of Defence established Armed Forces and Police Service revision petition at the Appeal in October 2006. Media reports were recruited and they were Court267. said RALL was the brainchild being paid a salary in addition of former Defence Secretary, to their pensions.263” The charges were then reframed Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Its CEO and several of the other was retired Rear Admiral In 2016 a cabinet decision defendants were indicted. The Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Sarath appears to have removed RALL new lawsuit is thought to be Dissanayake, who was awarded a from Ministry of Defence control a legal record in Sri Lanka 259 medal in 2018 . Other reports and its services put under the with 7,573 charges, including indicate the former Chief Civil Defence Force and Navy264. unlawful possession of automatic Justice Mohan Pieris was on the Another proposal in 2016 was to firearms and live ammunition 260 board of directors . liquidate the company265. Staf rounds, laid against the 11 were to be placed under another accused individuals (plus two RALL also operates catering Government-run private security companies) who are268: services and restaurants company, LRDC Services (Pvt) competing with the private Limited266. sector. Its strength is said to be 4,000 personnel261. RALL was also in charge of security (G) CHARGES AND for universities which caused concern in some quarters262. ARRESTS The Bribery Commission had The Parliamentary Committee alleged that Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Public Enterprises said as Secretary of Defence had RALL was registered with the given permission to AGMS to Registrar of Companies and not 86 the truth about his deals with Avant Garde Chairman Nissanka Senadhipathi275. Despite being initially arrested in September 2016, Senadhipathi was allowed to go to Singapore in October 2016276 and his co-accused Major General Palitha Fernando was allowed to travel to Qatar for an athletics seminar. 1. YAPA HETTI P NISSANKA 3. EX MAJOR KARUNARATNE BANDA PATHIRANNEHELAGE NISSANKA YAPA ADHIKARI EGODAWELA SENADHIPATHI CHAIRMAN OF RAKNA ARAKSHAKA AGMS CHAIRMAN. LANKA LIMITED (RALL)286.

ARREST WARRANT ISSUED JULY 2019; ARRESTED JULY 2019287, REMANDED AS ARRESTED 17 OCTOBER 2019 OF SEP 2019288. . Senadhipathi is believed to have He says he was in the Army for fl ed Sri Lanka in early July 2019 33 years (including as Military for Singapore just before arrest Secretary289) and then became warrants were issued269. Media CEO of Rakna Arakshaka Lanka reports said the travel ban on Limited (RALL) in February 2007 him was lifted and he returned until May 2015, at the same to Sri Lanka on 17 October and time as being a Director of was arrested at the airport, 2. MAJOR GENERAL WADUGE PALITHA LRDCS security services. From reportedly for violating the PIYASITI FERNANDO, 2017 he’s been CEO of Smart travel ban270. A former Metro (Pvt) Ltd. He was trained 271 in the Army , he is said to be FORMER COORDINATING SECRETARY OF in Pakistan, India, US (Fort close to the former Secretary THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE277. Benning) and China. of Defence Gotabaya Rajapaksa272. From 2012-14 he was appointed ARRESTED JULY 2019278, REMANDED279 Maritime Security Advisor to the President of Maldives and Major General W. P. P. Fernando from 2013 Honorary Counsel of retired on 31 Dec 2001280. He was 4. DISSANAYAKE MUDIYANSELAGE 290 the Republic of Yemen to Sri Army Spokesman in 2000281 and SUJATHA DAMAYANTHI JAYARATNE 273 Lanka . Tilak Marapana, who is after retirement, and Military Senadipathi’s lawyer, was also Liaison Of icer in the Ministry FORMER ADDITIONAL SECRETARY at one point, advisor to the of Defence from 2008 to at (POLICE AND CIVIL SECURITY) TO 291 Anti-Corruption Sub-Committee of least 2011282. In January 2009 he THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE . 274 the Government . Field Marshal accompanied Gotabaya Rajapaksa displayed some to Indonesia283. In June 2009, PREIFAC also recommended legal photographs of the families Fernando was in charge of the action for Acts of Corruption of the then Justice Minister military’s welfare organisation, under the Bribery Act against Wij eyadasa Rajapakshe and Ranaviru Seva Authority284. Jayaratne in connection with the Senadhipathi enjoying a holiday It is worth noting the AGMS Welisara Gunpowder Storage and together, pointing out that Chairperson had said he was Sale of Dynamite Before Expiry 292 they had been close associates asked by Gotabaya Rajapaksa to case . for years. Fonseka claimed that pay the salaries of disabled these photographs were taken at and had done so. ARREST WARRANT ISSUED JULY 2019, Disneyland, in the USA, during Fernando was also named in a ABSCONDING. 2006, and demanded that the then US Embassy Telex in 2008 where minister should come out with Washington questioned a purchase Jayaratne is reported to have of US night vision equipment for been in New Zealand since the Air Force and Navy on the 2015 with her family, having grounds that the end-user had been granted leave by the 293 an irregular licensing history Government . and there might be possible unauthorized brokering activity. The end user certifi cate was signed of by Major General WPP Fernando USP, Military Liaison 87 Of icer, MOD, dated 26/12/2007285. She is alleged to have had 10. DON ALBERT THILAKARATNE fi ve accounts at the People’s Bank, nine accounts at the RAKNA LANKA REPRESENTATIVE IN MV Sampath Bank, and an account at AVANT GARDE the Bank of Ceylon as well294. In 2010, Jayaratne worked in INDICTED SEP 2019309. the Department of Immigration and Emigration, in the visa section295. 11. PONNUTHURAI BALASUNDARAM 7. NILUPUL DE COSTA302 PREMACHANDRA

OPERATIONS MANAGER FOR AVANT GENERAL MANAGER OF RAKNA LANKA’S GARDE MARITIME SERVICES OCEAN SECURITY UNIT.

Media reports say his full INDICTED SEP 2019310. name is Millaniyage Samudra Nilupul de Costa of Wanawasala, Kelaniya303. Costa was reportedly injured in 2000304. No other CHARGES DROPPED AS OF 23 information available. SEPTEMBER 2019 AGAINST:

1. Gotabaya Rajapaksa – former 5. RETIRED COMMODORE VISHWAJITH Secretary of Defence. NANDANA DIYABALANAGE296 2. DWA Somathilaka Dissanayake – DIRECTOR OF AGMS IN CYPRUS. ex Navy Commander311.

ARREST WARRANT ISSUED JULY 2019; 3. Jayanath Sirikumara Colombage ARRESTED 27 SEP 2019297. – ex Navy Commander.

His name is given as the AGMS 4. Samarasinghe Archchige Maximas contact person298. No career Jayantha Perera312 – ex Navy history available online. 8. SAMAN DISSANAYAKE Commander.

FORMER MINISTRY OF DEFENCE – 5. Gamini Jayarathna – ex General THEN SECRETARY TO THE NATIONAL Manager of Rakna Lanka313. POLICE COMMISSION305. 6. Retired Air Vice Marshal P. B. ARRESTED JULY 2019306 AND REMANDED Premachandra314 - believed to have AS OF SEP 2019307. fl ed the country in 2019315. He is the former Chief of Staf of the It is alleged that Dissanayake, Sri Lankan Air Force316. the then Additional Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, had authorised the illegal transfer of weapons to Avant Garde. 6. PERCY VICTOR SAMARAWEERA

EX-CHAIRMAN OF RAKNA LANKA SECURITY COMPANY

ARRESTED JULY 2019, TAKEN INTO CUSTODY BY THE CID299 AND REMANDED AS OF SEP 2019300.

Interestingly, he was only appointed to head RALL by President Sirisena in April 2015301 9. GENNADILY GAVRYLOV

UKRAINIAN SHIP CAPTAIN.

INDICTED SEP 2019308. 88 ANNEXURE 4: HUMAN SMUGGLING BY SEA

SUMMARY: smuggler as an anti-smuggling Australia322. The Sri Lankan consultant while the Sri Lankan Police said the smugglers put Human smuggling and traficking Navy put a Naval oficer now young Tamil men on boats from by sea of people out of Sri accused of involvement in Jafna, , Lanka peaked post-war in illegal detention, enforced and Trincomalee to Australia. 2011-12317 with large numbers disappearance, ransom demands Annatugoda’s alleged role was heading for Australia and it and torture in charge of naval to warn the smugglers and to continues to this day318. Despite discipline. advise them on how to evade the numerous allegations linking patrols. Navy spokesperson, smuggling and traficking to TRINCOMALEE 11 ABDUCTION LINK Kosala Warnakulasuriya, said the Sri Lankan Navy and the in 2013 that an internal Trincomalee 11 abduction case, According to the court documents investigation began into human this connection has not been for the Trincomalee 11 abduction smuggling by sea323. There is no properly investigated. The case, in 2012 a naval oficer public information available human smuggling investigation called Bandu Kumar was sacked as to the outcome of that and the Gun Site investigation for human smuggling. He was investigation. seem to have run on two separate found with local currency tracks, despite the obvious equivalent to US $20,000 in his DISAPPEARED NAVY INVESTIGATION overlap. Some of the suspects bank account. Bandu Kumar (alias INTO HUMAN SMUGGLING & ALLEGED in the disappearance case were Heshan) is also named as one of INVOLVEMENT OF TRINCOMALEE 11 also allegedly involved in human the sailors who rang the parents SUSPECT smuggling, while other suspects of abduction victim, Rajeev like RPS Ranasinghe (see profile Naganathan, in February, April The Trincomalee 11 abduction in Annexure 1) were, according and May 2009 (according to court court documents indicate that to their career records documents) allegedly to ask for an internal naval inquiry into submitted to court, engaged in a ransom payment319. smuggling was conducted by combatting human smuggling by Rear Admiral Thilak Senaratne sea post-war. If the allegations NAVY OFFICERS INVOLVED IN HUMAN and Commander Gotabhaya Paul are correct, it also appears SMUGGLING Kassapa. This may be the same that at one point the Australian 2013 inquiry referred to above Government unwittingly hired a In 2013, four members of the by the Navy spokesperson. Sri Lankan Navy (signal branch) were arrested for allegedly The Sri Lankan CID investigators trying to smuggle more than one asked for a copy of the report hundred people into Australia320. but did not receive it. It emerged that the ringleader According to court documents, was a decorated Sri Lankan Naval Rear Admiral (then Captain) Oficer, Lieutenant Commander Ulugetenna had complained that Sanjeewa Annatugoda, who had DKP Dassanayake (see profile been based at Trincomalee naval Annexure 1) was allegedly base321. Ironically, he had also involved in human smuggling. been an adviser to Australia on Ironically in Jan-Feb 2014, DKP how to stop human traficking and Dassanayake was Provost Marshal in 2012 had met the Australian of the Navy (in charge of all High Commissioner and Border discipline) and throughout 2013 Protection Chief. Media reports he was Acting Provost Marshal. say Annatugoda may have been The court documents stated that trained as well as paid by the inquiry had recommended 89 that DKP Dassanayake be removed from his role in charge of discipline and intelligence and punished along with another oficer, referred to only as a Lt. Jayakody. At this period the DG Legal Services and Judge Advocate General was WWJ Shavinda Fernando, who served in the same role for eight years, from Jan 2008-Dec 2015 and later appeared for the Attorney General’s department in the Trincomalee 11 case324.

Although court documents say Bandu Kumar (alias Heshan) was sacked for human smuggling in 2012, nothing appears to have happened to DKP Dassanayake at the time. The two were already linked in terms of Bandu Kumar negotiating ransoms in 2009 on behalf of Lt Com Hettiarachchi (see profile in Annexure 1) who was under DKP Dassanayake’s command.

Even after the smuggling inquiry was initiated in 2013, which allegedly implicated DKP Dassanayake in smuggling, he remained Provost Marshal until Feb 2014. However, in June 2013, the Police had requested the Navy Commander through the courts not to allow Dassanayake to travel abroad - but this does not appear to be connected to the smuggling inquiry, only the Gun Site investigation. At the time the Navy Commander was JSK Colombage whose personal security oficer was RPS Ranasinghe (see Profile in Annexure 1), who was Dassanayake’s alleged accomplice.

90 ANNEXURE 5: LIST OF RECENT INTERNATIONAL INTERACTION WITH THE SRI LANKAN NAVY

10 July 2019: Sri Lanka transferred to the Sri Lankan Command Chief Admiral criticises negotiates a new military co- naval service327. Beijing and calls for stronger US operation deal with the US, – Sri Lanka military relations332. while 22 April 2019: CARAT discusses a replacement for (Cooperation Afloat Readiness and 19 – 21 February 2019: The the 1995 Status of Forces Training) exercise is cancelled sailors assigned to the Mobile arrangement allowing the two in the aftermath of the Easter Diving and Salvage Unit 1 and 15 states to access each other’s Sunday bombings328. Sri Lankan Navy Sailors engage ports and airports with fewer in a three-day diving evolution formalities325. 20 April 2019: CARAT Exercise exercise at the US naval base in carried out with the US at the Guam. Training is in preparation 17 May 2019: US Naval Admiral Hambantota port in order to for CARAT333. Philip Davidson terms Sri demonstrate Sri Lankan control Lanka a “significant strategic over the China-managed port329. 27 January 2019: As part of opportunity in the Indian Ocean” a temporary cargo transfer noting that increasing the 18 April 2019: US naval ships initiative in Sri Lanka, debate bilateral engagement will be USNS Millinocket and USS has been ongoing about allowing a USINDOPACOM (US Indo Pacific Spruance arrive at Hambantota to carrier USS John C Command) focus in 2019326. participate in the CARAT naval Stennis to receive supplies exercise330. through the Bandaranaike 12 May 2019: Decommissioned US International Airport which Naval Cutter, formerly known as 28 March 2019: As Sri Lanka would allegedly bring 25 million the USCGC Sherman, is formally remains a significant strategic rupees into the Sri Lankan opportunity in the Indian economy334 the US embassy says335. Ocean for the US, the American Navy pursues further military 27 January 2019: Third cargo cooperation and engagement with transfer out of Bandaranaike Sri Lanka’s Navy in a bid for airport involving two C – a “Free and Open Indo Pacific331” 2 Greyhound carrier-borne says Admiral Davidson, US Naval transport aircraft and a US Navy Commander of the Indo Pacific C – 40 transport aircraft to Command (USINDOPACOM). fly in supplies to US aircraft Carrier USS John C Stennis336. 28 February 2019: US Navy Commander of the Indo Pacific 21 January 2019: As a part of 91 ACSA (Acquisition and Cross Navy hospital ship, comes 25 August 2018: The 13th Marine – Servicing Agreement) with to Trincomalee347. The Pacific Expeditionary Unit and the the United States Department Partnership mission will Essex Amphibious Ready Group of Defence, the US will be return to Sri Lanka for a second conduct a theatre security co- moving cargo between planes time348. operation exercise with the at Bandaranaike international Sri Lankan Navy and Marines at Airport (US embassy press 2 October 2017: First ever US– Trincomalee357. release337). Sri Lankan CARAT exercise in Trincomalee begins349. 24 August 2018: An amphibious 17 January 2019: Visits by transport dock named the USS US Seventh Fleet Vessels to 13 September 2017: US and Sri Anchorage with the embarked Sri Lanka’s Trincomalee Port Lankan Navy divers conclude a 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit show that is being Subject Matter Expert Exchange arrives in Trincomalee358. integrated into Washington’s (SMEE) on the US naval base in defence plan338. Guam350. 13 August 2018: US service members join forces with the Sri 18 December 2018: Amid the 11 September 2017: A training Lankan military, multinational political turmoil of the sacking module on Preventive Medicine partners and non-governmental of Ranil Wickremesinghe, US and Casualty Care Subject Matter organisations for the health announces a logistical hub in Expert Exchange (PM CCMEE) services’ outreach portion of Sri Lanka to secure support, starts in Gemunu Sri Lankan Pacific Angel (PAC ANGEL) 18 – 4 supplies and services339. Navy Base in Welisara351. The in Vavuniya359. training programme consists of 9 October 2018: Assisted by the two modules - Train the Trainer 4 May 2018: In Trincomalee, Sri US Navy, the Sri Lankan Navy and Tactical Combat Casualty Lanka, the US and partner nation rescues seven fisherman who were Care Training - in which 70 service members participating in distress in the southern naval personnel belonging to in Pacific Partnership 2018 seas, following an engine the Marine Battalion, Special alongside Sri Lankan surgeons failure340. Boat Squadron, Rapid Action Boat conduct the first ever robot- Squadron and Medical Branch take assisted surgery aboard Military 28 August 2018: United States part352. Sealift Command hospital ship amphibious ship from the Seventh USNS Mercy (T – AH 19)360. Fleet participates in and March 7, 2017: Pacific conducts a joint exercise with Partnership 2017 makes its 3 May 2018: In Trincomalee, Sri the Sri Lankan Navy341. initial mission stop in Lanka, the US and partner nation Hambantota, Sri Lanka, with the service members participating 27 August 2018: US Coast Guard arrival of the United States in Pacific Partnership 2018 host Cutter Sherman transferred to Navy’s expeditionary fast both civilian and Sri Lankan Sri Lankan Navy in a Honolulu transport ship USNS Fall River Navy dentists and orthodontists ceremony, making it the largest (T-EPF-4). Pacific Partnership aboard Military Sealift Command vessel in the nation’s fleet342. personnel work alongside Sri Hospital ship USNS Mercy (T – AH Lankan medical professionals353. 19) for a dental subject matter 2 August 2018: US Naval Special Seventy naval personnel expert exchange (SMEE) symposium Warfare forces take part in a belonging to Marine Battalion, on May 1361. Joint Combined Exchange Training Special Boat Squadron, Rapid (JCET) exercise with the Sri Action Boat Squadron and Medical 25 April 2018: Arriving at Lankan military at the Navy base Branch take part354. Trincomalee, the US and in Trincomalee343. partner nation service members OTHER INSTANCES OF SRI LANKAN – participating in Pacific 30 May 2018: The US Navy’s 26th AMERICAN NAVAL COLLABORATION Partnership 2018 aboard the U.S Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Navy Hospital ship USNS Mercy (T exercise takes place. This 22 October 2018: Rear Adm Jimmy – AH 19)362. involves Sri Lanka as one of the Pitts, Commander of a US Navy 26 nations in this exercise344. Submarine Group (7), attends It is announced that China is the Navy’s Galle Dialogue excluded345 and that this is Sri representing the US Navy355. Lanka’s first time in the naval military exercise346. 29 August 2018: The Sri Lankan Navy is given its largest naval 25 April 2018: As part of the ship, formally known as the Pacific Partnership mission, USCGC Sherman, by the US Coast the US returns to Sri Lanka. Guard356. The USNS (T – AH 19), a US 92 12 June 2017: Sailors assigned 23 November 2016: US Naval Ship 28 March 2016: The US Navy’s to the USS Lake Erie work with USS Somerset arrives at the Port fleet flagship ‘Blue Ridge’ Sri Lankan marines in flood of Trincomalee on a training arrives at the relief assistance at Matara363. visit369. on a “goodwill visit”378.

28 March 2017: Comstock and the 22 November 2016: The Sri Lankan 28 September 2015: The United 11th Marine expeditionary Unit Marine Corps drew 241 years of States provides people across exchange knowledge on a variety experience from the Marines the Eastern Province with better of naval related topics with the and Sailors of the 11th Marine water for drinking and farming Sri Lankan Navy364. Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and through three separate projects Makin Island Amphibious Ready this week in Batticaloa and 27 March 2017: In Colombo, Group (ARG) after embarking Ampara through its development the 11th Marine Expeditionary on the USS Somerset (LPD 25) arm, the United States Agency Unit arrive to participate in to participate in a Theatre for International Development a Theatre Security Cooperation Security Cooperation Exchange, (USAID)379. engagement365. training side by side with the recently inaugurated Sri Lankan 2 July 2013: Special Boat 13 March 2017: In Hambantota, Marine Corps at Sri Lanka Naval Squadron, Fast Attack Flotilla, members of the US armed forces Base, Trincomalee370. Divers and Rapid Response Rescue and Sri Lankan Air Force and and Release Squadron of the Sri Navy exchange best practices 30 September 2016: The Sri Lanka Navy and MI 24 Squadron and lessons learned during the Lankan Navy assist USS Hopper and Regiment Special Forces of first ever bilateral Humanitarian (DDG 70) with an emergency the take Aide/Disaster Relief Symposium medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) part in the annual Joined Combat during a Pacific Partnership when a sailor needs medical Exchange Training exercise along 2017 Sri Lanka at the Magam attention in the waters of the with a 10-member US team from US Ruhunupura International coast of Sri Lanka371. Navy SEALs, Special Boat Unit Convention Center366. and Air Force in Trincomalee380. 29 August 2016: Submarine tender 9 March 2017: In Matara, USS Frank Cable (AS 40) arrives 17 January 2008: Admiral Robert representatives from Sri Lanka, in Colombo for a scheduled port F Willard, Commander of the US Japan, Australia, the United visit372. Pacific Fleet, visits Sri Lanka States and the United Nations as part of a regional trip to join Sri Lanka to attend the 22 August 2016: Operation Pacific Sri Lanka to meet Commander of Pacific Partnership 2017 (PP17) Angel, in which a multinational the Navy Vice Admiral Wasantha Women, Peace and Security (WPS) team led by US Pacific Command Karannagoda381. Admiral Willard Discussion on Gender Equality367. conduct a week-long assistance reviews ongoing maritime co- program in Jafna, is concluded373. operation, including naval 23-26 November 2016: The 11th training and exchanges between Marine Expeditionary Unit 24 July 2016: USS New Orleans the United States and Sri Lanka. takes part in Theatre Security (LPD 2016) arrives in Colombo He also visits Trincomalee co-operation engagement in for a port visit with 13th to discuss “US–Sri Lankan Trincomalee368. Marine Expeditionary Unit374. co-operation against LTTE terrorism”382. 20 April 2016: US Navy assists diving training of twenty divers RUSSO – LANKAN NAVAL of the Sri Lankan Navy in US RELATIONSHIP Naval Base in Guam375. 20 December 2017: A group of 30 March 2016: Sri Lanka and the Russian Pacific Fleet’s the US 7th Fleet enhance their ships, including the Order of bilateral co-operation in Nakhimov, guard guided missile Colombo376. cruiser Varyag; the large antisubmarine ship Admiral 29 March 2016: Aboard the US Panteleyev and the large sea 7th Fleet’s flagship USS Blue tanker Boris Butoma enter the Ridge (LCC-19) at Colombo Port, port of Colombo383. sixteen Sri Lankan oficials attend a bilateral meeting 14 June 2017: Russian Ship hosted by the US 7th fleet377. Nadezda arrives at Colombo Port on a “goodwill visit”384.

93 SINO – LANKAN NAVAL India where he holds bilateral AUSTRALIAN – SRI LANKAN NAVAL RELATIONSHIP discussions with Admiral Sunil RELATIONS Lanba394. 31 July 2018: China donates a 30 August 2018: The Sri Lankan warship to Sri Lanka385. 10 October 2016: The Indian naval ship Sindurala departs Coast Guard Ship Samudra from Trincomalee to participate 24 July 2018: China continues to Paheredar arrives at the Port of in the Australian-hosted provide various training courses Colombo395. biennial naval exercise “KAKADU for tri-forces of Sri Lanka and 2018”407. to make preparations to hand 21 January 2016: The Indian over a gift of a to the naval ships, Vikramaditya 14 March 2018: The Australian Sri Lanka Navy386. and Mysore, oficially visit government provides two main Colombo396. engines for the Sri Lanka Navy 2 November 2014: Sri Lanka ship Mihikatha408. allows a Chinese submarine 27 November 2015: Admiral Sunil Changzeng-2 and warship Chang Lamba visits Sri Lanka on a 23 November 2017: HMAS Newcastle Xing Dao to dock at its port in bilateral visit to discuss stops at Colombo Port409. the capital Colombo, oficials Maritime cooperation and to say on Sunday, despite concerns attend the Galle Dialogue397. 10 July 2017: HMAS Arunta raised by India about China’s arrives at the port of Colombo warming relations with the 31 August 2015: India oficially on a ‘goodwill’ visit410. Indian Ocean island nation387. gives Sri Lanka a Coast Guard ship398. 22 September 2015: HMAS 2 November 2007: China funds Melbourne arrives at the port of Hambantota Port development JAPANESE – LANKAN NAVAL Colombo411. project388. RELATIONSHIP 24 April 2014: SLNS INDO – LANKAN NAVAL 1 October 2018: Japanese warship Mihikatha given to the Sri RELATIONSHIP visits Sri Lanka399. Lankan Navy by the Australian Navy412. 30 November 2018: The Indian 13 June 2014: ships ICGS Samar and and Japan enhance Maritime 25 April 2014: Patrol Boat Aryaman reach Colombo on a week- Cooperation400. Rathnadeepa given to the Sri long visit389. Lankan Navy by the Australian PAKISTAN – SRI LANKAN NAVAL Navy413. 8 October 2018: SLNS Sagara and RELATIONS Suranimila, commanded by Captain NMJD Nissanka, RWP, RSP and 13 August 2018: Pakistan’s Navy Captain MHCJ Silva respectively, maritime ship Kashmir arrives visits Kochi390. at Colombo Port on a four day ‘goodwill’ visit401. 7 September 2018: of Sri Lanka and India begin a 5 November 2017: Pakistan naval joint naval exercise. Indian ship Saif arrives at the Colombo naval ships Kirch, Sumitra and port on ‘goodwill’ visit402. Cora Divh enter Trincomalee to participate in the sixth edition 30 May 2017: Pakistani ship of the SLINEX 2018 with the Sri Zulfiquar arrives at the Port Lankan Navy391. of Colombo to assist in relief operations403. 17 March 2018: Sri Lankan Navy Commander holds talks with 4 May 2017: PNS Zulfiquar arrives in Visakhapatnam, at the Port of Colombo on India392. ‘goodwill’ visit404.

27 May 2017: The Indian Naval 3 May 2017: PMSS Dasht arrives Ship Kirch arrives in Colombo at the Port of Colombo on and hands over relief resources ‘goodwill’ visit405. to the Sri Lankan delegation393. 27 October 2013: PNS NASR and 29 January 2017: Vice Admiral RC PNS Khaiber arrive at Colombo Wijegunaratne, Commander of the port on ‘goodwill’ visit406. Sri Lanka Navy, oficially visits 94 ANNEXURES ENDNOTES

1 https://webcache.googleusercontent. 11 http://www.coastguard.gov.lk/ 20 OCDS website at http://www.ocds. com/search?q=cache:D- index.php?id=5 lk/cds_biography.php; Ministry of g8C0OBBkIJ:https://en.wikipedia.org/ http://www.coastguard.gov.lk/index. Defence website at http://www. wiki/Ravindra_Wijegunaratne+&cd=1&hl= php?id=4 defence.lk/Profile/chief_of_defence_ en&ct=clnk&gl=uk staf. 12 http://www.defence.lk/main_abt. 2 Sri Lanka Navy celebrates asp?fname=CDS 21 UN OHCHR report para 39 mentioned 68th anniversary: Special Boat 28 Nov 2018 but other witnesses say Squadron:masters of amphibious 13 Army website, http://www.defence. 27 Nov 2018. assault, 9 Dec 2018, Sunday Observer lk/main_abt.asp?fname=CDS http://www.sundayobserver. 22 Annual Report of the Ofice of the lk/2018/12/09/focus/sri-lanka-Navy- 14 http://www.defence.lk/main_abt. United Nations High Commissioner celebrates-68th-anniversary-special- asp?fname=CDS for Human Rights to the Human boat-squadron-masters-amphibious Rights Council of 8 Feb 2019, A/ 15 Chief of Defense Staf Act, N° 35 HRC/40/23, para. 39 available at 3 https://webcache. of 2009, Articles 2, 5 and 6. https://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/ googleusercontent.com/ UNDOC/GEN/G19/029/25/PDF/G1902925. search?q=cache:D-g8C0OBBkIJ:https:// 16 “Furthermore, small intelligence pdf?OpenElement. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravindra_ units operated by Navy, Air Force Wijegunaratne+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk and Chief of Defence Staf too did 23 16 Aug 2018 Nishantha de Silva to not receive any hints over the court; http://www.dailymirror.lk/ 4 MOD website, http://www.defence.lk/ Easter Sunday attacks.” http:// expose/CID-on-Collision-course-with- main_abt.asp?fname=CDS www.ft.lk/opinion/Easter-Sunday- CDS-over-the-fugitive/333-151466. http://www.defence.lk/new. bombings-and-spy-agencies-in-Sri- asp?fname=Vice_Admiral_Ravindra_ Lanka-–-Part-II/14-680496 24 22 Jul 2017: Ramaiah Wijegunaratne_assumes_duties_ “There are six major intelligence Kanageshwaran Statement to CID that as_the_20th_Commander_of_the_ agencies to spy on defence afairs a group of Army and Navy oficers Nav_20150711_01 for Sri Lanka. First and the is planning to asassinate Nishantha foremost agency is the Chief of de Silva. Ramaiah came to know this 5 Navy website, http://nma.Navy.lk/ National Intelligence. The State when he was under treatment in the index.php?id=30 http://nma.navy.lk/ Intelligence Service, Special prison hospital. He overheard the index.php?id=359 Branch, Directorate of Military Navy oficers plotting.(B report, 10 Intelligence, Navy Intelligence, and Aug 2017). 6 Parliament report 2007. Director Air Force Intelligence are others. 13 Nov 2018 Chief of Defence Staf Naval Operations when LTTE floating Apart from these main bodies, the Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne armouries were destroyed (2006-2007), newly-established small intelligence accuses Nishantha de Silva of being MOD website, http://www.defence.lk/ body run by the Chief of Defence an agent of the LTTE at National main_abt.asp?fname=CDS Staf (CDS) is also playing a pivotal Security Council Meeting. Phone role.” call to IGP who 7 Parliament report, 2008. requests DIG CID Ravi Seneviratne to 17 Ofice of the Chief of Defense inquire about IP Silva. 8 Admiral Wijegunaratne is described as Staf (OCDS) website at http://www. Confidential letter (SD/ IG/ OUT/ the senior most Special Forces naval ocds.lk/cds_biography.php. S-04/ 5745/ 2018) Ref: 19 Nov 2018 oficer who was instrumental in forming IGP letter to Defence Secretary. the Sri Lanka Navy's Special Forces 18 The four Navy fighting units element known as the Special Boat are the following : (a) Executive 25 Letter by CID boss objecting to Squadron. branch; (b) Patromlen branch, in transfer ; charge of land operations; (c) http://www.jdslanka.org/index.php/ 9 https://www.nation.lk/2009/09/27/ Special Boat Squadron and (d) Marine news-features/human-rights/838-sri- militarym.htm branch, set up around 2017. lankas-admiral-detained-over-war- time-abductions. 10 http://www.dailynews.lk/2018/11/01/ 19 The illegality of the detention local/167206/admiral-ravindra- site has been established by 26 http://www.island.lk/2005/10/04/ wijegunaratne-celebrates-38-years- the Police investigation - the news8.html service investigator said conditions were so poor as to constitute torture. 27 Oficial biography, Admiral [10 Aug 2017, Nishantha de Silva to Wasantha Karannagoda (Retd.) to 95 court]. become first Sri Lankan Admiral of the Fleet: investiture ceremony to 35 'Highest ' for and PSO but we chose to use Aide de be held in Colombo on 19 Sep. accused Sri Lankan war criminal 23 Camp (ADC) as he commanded a lot Sep 2019, https://www.tamilguardian. more influence than a . 28 Vice Admiral Ravindra com/content/highest-military-rank- Wijegunaratne assumes duties as the accused-sri-lankan-war-criminal 47 The Admiral and the case of 20th Commander of the Navy ; Navy 11 missing boys, 10 Mar 2019, site cached because original entry 36 He was the first oficer to become Sunday Observer, http://www. now deleted. a 4-star Admiral (his Fundamental sundayobserver.lk/2019/03/10/ Rights Petition 2019) and then the opinion/admiral-and-case-11-missing- 29 He is promoted to Admiral on 18 first to become a 5-star Admiral of boys May 2009, https://www.parliament.lk/ the Fleet. uploads/documents/paperspresented/ 48 10 Aug 2017, Court Documents performance-report-srilanka- 37 OISL, Para 122, “SLN provided cited by Nishantha de Silva. navy-2009.pdf support to the Army through naval Navy Commander: Vice Admiral WKJ gunfire support to land operations”; 49 She is said to be a close friend Karannagoda (1 Jan 2008 – 31 Dec also “intercepting LTTE supply of Shiranthi Rajapakse – the former 2008) routes, as well as boats leaving the first lady. In 2008 Asoka Karannagoda https://www.parliament.lk/uploads/ Vanni, including civilians fleeing was President of the Navy (welfare) documents/paperspresented/ from LTTE-controlled areas.” Seva Vanitha Unit . performance-report-srilanka- Para 342 Navy Commander was navy-2008.pdf instructed on the rights of 50 The following website makes detainees. similar allegations: “It is a well- 30 https://books.google.co.uk/books? known fact that Admiral MUKV Bandara id=WyRZKMxTPXsC&pg=PA413&lpg=PA413& 38 OISL Para 951, 971, 1002, 1004, is involving in private businesses dq=wkj+karannagoda&source=bl&ots=3o 1007. while being in government service.” L6V1UA3F&sig=ACfU3U1UPoveEGi8kPgfiSQ http://www.lankaenews.com/news/315/ 70TzREoZPgg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwin 39 OISL para 878. en 6-mN2u7jAhU4QUEAHXccBxsQ6AEwAnoECAk QAQ#v=onepage&q=wkj%20karannagoda 40 OISL 412; and Para 418- 51 Karannagoda’s Fundamental Rights &f=false 419 on victims of Navy enforced application 2019. Copy on file. disappearance; 493 also. 31 http://www.island.lk/ Para 546 cites torture in “a Navy 52 Karannagoda writes to Director index.php?page_cat=article- base near Mannar” and Para 588 cites CID: “The Navy commander does not details&page=article-details&code_ sexual violence perpetrated by naval have such an investigation report. title=4031, http://www.sundaytimes. oficers. When inquired from Cmdr AK Guruge, lk/091108/News/nws_17.html he has informed that he did not 41 The Man Behind The Naval Strategy conduct such an investigation”. (B 32 https://www.expatica.com/fr/sri- - Vice Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda, report, 7 Jun 2017). lanka-push-for-roads-after-ending- Feb 2009, Business Today, Lanka, war-oficial/ also https://reliefweb. http://www.businesstoday.lk/cover_ 53 “Commander Karannagoda’s naval int/report/sri-lanka/sri-lanka- page.php?issue=204 adviser then Cmdr. Mohottalage Udaya president-appoints-new-task-force- Keerthi Wijaya Bandara, Director rebuild-north 42 OISL Para 109. Intelligence Ananda Guruge and then Head of Discipline Senaka Hanwella 33 “The Ambassador for the 43 ITJP witness testimony. conducted investigations into the Republic of China, Yang Xiu Ping abductions”. 10 Aug 2017, Nishantha handed over the equipment to 44 According to his oficial Navy de Silva to Court. Senior Presidential Advisor Basil biography, during his career Rajapaksa and Army Commander, Lt Wasantha Karannagoda commanded the 54 In 2018, while in retirement, General . Defence four Operational Naval Commands on MUKV Bandara received a medal from Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, seven occasions - Northern, Eastern the President. Fifty senior oficers Minister of Resettlement and and Western Commands twice each and receive VSV medals from President, Disaster Relief Services, Rishard North Central once. He was also the 26 May 2018, Bathiudeen, Governor for Northern first Director General of Operations http://island.lk/index.php?page_ Province, Major General (Retd) G A – the role in charge of naval cat=article-details&page=article- Chandrasiri, and Secretary, Ministry intelligence. details&code_title=185290 of Highways and Road Development, Admiral (Retd) Wasantha Karannagoda, 45 Karannagoda’s Fundamental Rights 55 10 Aug 2017. were also present at this occasion.” petition 2019 says, “ On the 10th http://www.businesstoday.lk/cover_ of May 2009, when the war was 56 Writes to Navy Commander page.php?article=1955&issue=206 almost reaching its final stages, Karannagoda requesting record of the Petitioner received notice of investigation by Cmdr Guruge. (B 34 The Admiral and the case of 11 an allegation that his security report, 7 Jun 2017). missing boys, 10 Mar 2019, Sunday oficer Lt. Cdr. Sampath had abducted Observer, http://www.sundayobserver. certain youth and detained them lk/2019/03/10/opinion/admiral-and- within Navy premises in Trincomalee. case-11-missing-boys citing B report “ of February 22 2019. 46 Sampath Munasinghe is interchangably referred to as ADC 96 57 Indictments served against former 69 Navik International Trading (Pvt) National Defence Course. It is not DIG Anura Senanayake, 27 Jun 2019, Ltd. clear is this is another course, https://www.newsfirst.lk/2019/06/27/ aside from the 2015 one he enrolled indictments-served-against-former- 70 https://www.navikinternational. in but missed. dig-anura-senanayake/ com/index.php-option=com_ content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=2. 78 The SBS consists of elite naval 58 13 Jul 2017, Nishantha de Silva htm troops trained for clandestine and to court. special operations. 71 Marine Logistics (Pvt) Ltd. 59 Para 34, Fundamental Rights 79 The RABS was formed in 2007 to application, 2019. 72 Merosa International (Pvt) Ltd. provide expertise in small boat Nevasa, http://www. operations in support of littoral 60 Copy with ITJP. forwarderfastfinder.com/world/sri- operations, amphibious and riverine lanka/5 activities. 61 “…the petition was taken up in the SC that he is a war hero and 73 http://www.megaone.lk/?page_ 80 Navy reports to Parliament give that he should not be arrested”, id=915 conflicting dates for this post. They MA Sumanthiran, TNA, Continuing have DKP Dissanayake’s predecessor culture of impunity: The Karannagoda 74 Rivinmo Hydro (Pvt) Ltd PV102725 in this position until 1 Apr 2009 case, 17 Mar 2018, http://www. Chairman: Dushmantha Karannagoda but say DKP Dissanayake started on sundayobserver.lk/2019/03/17/ Director: SK Karannagoda 8 Jan. We chose the date 8 Jan 2009 opinion/continuing-culture-impunity- Director: Air Vice Marshal MH because it matches with the rest of karannagoda-case. Karannagoda DKP Dissanayake’s service record. https://twitter.com/i/web/ There were environmental concerns - status/1105701391547465728 6 Sep 2016, http://www.dailymirror. 81 In total he has been awarded 19 lk/print/opinion/Mini-hydro-power- medals or commendation badges; the 62 He claimed to have cooperated plants-money-spinner-for-few- most recent (2) in 2009, (2) in with the Police: “The Petitioner disaster-for-nature/172-115321 - 2011, and 2013 and 2016. further pleads that at all times the “According to a research conducted Petitioner has presented himself by the Environmental Foundation 82 Request by IP Ranjith Munasinghe. for questioning when required by the Limited (EFL) the implementation of Police. The Petitioner has never such less or unviable projects would 83 B report 19 February 2015. avoided such a questioning.” (Para lead to the irreversible damage of 80-1, FR application, Mar 2019). the environment”..” another mini 84 http://www.itjpsl.com/reports/ hydro which will be constructed witness-protection. 62 Details of the dates are given in under the supervision of Rivinmo Karannagoda’s FR petition. Hydro (Private) Limited, a company 85 B report 19 February 2015. run by former Commander of the 63 Karannagoda uncooperative with Sri Lanka Navy, Admiral Wasantha 86 B report 19 February 2015. investigations – CID, 29 Sep 2019, Karannagoda. The project is planned Sunday Observer, to be constructed within close 87 B report 19 February 2015, IP proximity to Pundalu Oya, which Nishantha de Silva informs court. 64 http://www.sundayobserver. belongs to the Kotmale Divisional lk/2019/09/29/news/karannagoda- Secretariat.” 88 B report 13 Mar 2015. uncooperative-investigations-–cid Vidulmo Hydro (Pvt) Ltd PV 93395 Chairman: Dushmantha Karannagoda 89 Thought to be temporary Commodore 65 Karannagoda questioned by CID on Director: SK Karannagoda but not confirmed. abductions, 29 Sep 2019, Director: Air Vice Marshal MH Described in his career history as https://colombogazette. Karannagoda. the reference date. Ref. NG261539. com/2019/09/29/karannagoda- 75 “Ambassador Admiral (Rtd) questioned-by-cid-on-abductions/ Wasantha Kumara Jayadewa Karannagoda 90 DKP Dassanayake transferred from is a decorated Naval oficer who was Welisara Navy Hospital to Prison 66 http://www.vivesta-constructions. Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy from Hospital, 15 Nov 2017, Daily News, com/profile.html 2005 to 2009. He currently serves as http://www.dailynews.lk/2017/11/15/ the Sri Lankan Ambassador to Japan”. law-order/134568/dkp-dassanayake- 67 Details from company website – from Company report 2011 http:// transferred-welisara-navy-hospital- http://www.marineintshipping.com/ colomboland.com/downloads/Colombo%20 prison-hospital . Marine-Group.php Land%20AR%202011.pdf 91 Page 26 of the Dec 2017 report 68 https://www.zoominfo.com/p/ 76 Karannagoda joins Dilith’s on Sri Lanka by the Center for Dushmantha-Karannagoda/758501468 and Colombo Land Board, 3Aug 2011. FT Excellence in Disaster Management http://slfa.com/pdf_view_members Lanka, & Humanitarian Assistance shows http://www.ft.lk/front-page/ the organisational structure, karannagoda-joins-dilith’s-colombo- https://www.cfe-dmha.org/ land-board/44-41846 LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=BE0- xGuAgAg%3D&portalid=0 .Page 33 shows 77 From the afidavit dated 3 Jul the DMC has a training function. 2017 by DKP Dasanayake seeking the Page 34 spells out the assistance lifting of the foreign travel ban from USAID and UN agencies : ‘The 97 so that he can go to the US for a UN is facilitating the Ministry of [Raman Prabhakaran is a businessman 112 Detained: Defense in obtaining International who is a friend of the Naganathans]. 10 Jun - 7 Sep 2009 under Emergency Advisory Group 13 Mar 2017 B report on Lyons : Regulations (INSARAG) certification for global ‘Francis Xavier Lyon says that he 8 Sep - 6 Dec 2009 Detention Order recognition for these SAR teams’. inquired via Anton who resides in 7 Dec 2009 – a 90-day Detention and found out that these Order issued. 92 http://www.ada.lk/breaking_news/ two are in the custody of Navy ඩී-කේ-පී--දසනායක-රියර්-අද්මිරල්-ධුරයට- and Mr Dassanayake of the Navy is 113 Signed by Mahinda Rapakasa. උසස්-කෙරේ/11-352880 requesting Rs. 900,000 for their release, but the deal could not be 114 His lawyer Mr Chinthaka 93 He received five awards since the finalised because Mr..Dassanayake has Amarasinghe told the court on 1 Mar war ended. gone abroad for a training.’ 2019 that Munasinghe had been in remand prison from 10 Jun 2009 -10 94 According to Sarath Weerasekera 102 Inter alia: RPS Ranasinghe, Jun 2010. in Wartime abductions: Govt. urged M.A.T. Mendis and KA Gamini (court to prosecute or release Navy men, 9 documents). 115 http://www.dailymirror.lk/67805/ Nov Nov 2017 https://ticonline.org/ three-arrested-for-raviraj-killing newsdetails.php?id=1734. 103 According to the B report https://wikimili.com/en/Nadarajah_ [Statement recorded from Kassapa Raviraj#cite_note-48 95 Travis Sinniah was appointed as Paul] the documents were requested Navy Commander for two months from by the CID, but the Navy gave 116 Raviraj murder case fixed for 18 Aug 2017 - 26 Oct 2017. a diferent file. The complaint trial, 9 Dec 2015, about human smuggling had been http://www.dailynews. 96 The statement by Sinniah to the made by then (no date) Director lk/?q=2015/12/09/security/raviraj- CID does not elaborate on whether of Intelligence, former captain, murder-case-fixed-trial this was an ofical role ; it says presently Rear Admiral Ulugetenna. ‘’… he did not have such authority, Investigations were carried out 117 http://www.dailymirror.lk/ but he wielded such power because by Rear Admiral Senaratne and breaking_news/AG-to-indict-Ex-Navy- he was the personal aide of NC Commodore Kassapa Gotabaya Paul. The Com-Karannagoda-other-suspects-on- Karannagoda’’. investigation committee had found murder/108-163460 that DKP Dassanayake was directly 97 2 Aug 2017 B report. Statement involved in human smuggling. 118 ITJP witness statement 316 §21. by T Sinniah. The date is narrowed down by the fact that Ulugetnna was Director 119 21 Aug 2017, Captain NMJD 98 DKP Dassanayake was not my of Intelligence only from 2011-13 Nissanka on behalf of Director Navy overseeing oficer. [Statement and from 2012-13 Pail was the Naval Intelligence, Ref 25 Sep 2017 B by Sumith Ranasinghe in Court Oficer in charge of Trincomalee report. documents]. South. In addition, human smuggling peaked in 2012-13 so a report would 120 For example in court documents 99 According to court documents, KC likely be during this period. a witness is cited [Wijekoon Welegedara, Upul Bandara, Mahesh Mudiyanselage Chandrakumar Leading Bandara and suspect Kithsiri 104 25 Sep 2017, B report. seamen XS 37614 Puttlam Camp] who confirmed that Hettiarachchi and worked for Navy intelligence and his team was operated by DKP 105 ITJP witness statement. described being sent in mid-2008 to Dassanayake. Pesalai (in Mannar) on orders from 106 8 Jul 2015, 21 Oct 2015 and 13 Sampath Munasinghe with an informer. 100 On 20 Jun 2017, the Police Jul 2017 B reports. Ref: 14 Aug 2018 informed the court there is an English handwritten note by the 107 The Chief of the Defense Staf 121 ITPJ witness testimony. mother of Rajeev Naganathan on (CDS) is the most senior appointment information given over the phone by in the Sri Lankan armed forces. 122 ITJP witness testimony. Rajeev saying that they are held in Chaithya (Wrongly spelt Charitha) 108 Former Navy Spokesman granted 123 Raviraj murder case fixed for road under DKP Dassanayake and bail, Jan 2018, trial, 9 Dec 2015, http://www. Hettiarachchi. https://www.newsfirst.lk/2018/01/09/ dailynews.lk/2015/12/09/security/ former-Navy-spokesman-granted-bail/. raviraj-murder-case-fixed-trial 101 Case 732/09. 3 Mar 2017 B report ‘’Statement by Captain Jagath 109 Some versions say NRX. 124 http://www.dailynews. Jayantha who recorded statement of lk/2018/06/14/law-order/153869/ags- Raman Prabhakaran revealed that 110 OIC Colombo Crimes Division appeal-re-trial-over-raviraj-murder- Raman had overheard a call from (CCD) MA Jayatillake. The case-fixed-inquiry Rajeev to Govindasamy Naganathan in case handled by the Terrorism May 2009. Rajeev has said that he Investigation Division (TID) under 125 ITJP witness testimony. is in the Trincomalee naval base Art 125 of Criminal Code was handed Court Documents, 10 Aug 2017, and Cmdr. Dassanayake is in charge. over to the SIU of CID by IGP HASSK Munasinghe Statement to Police Prabha has told “Rajeev son, tell Wickramaratne. confirms their poor relationship and that uncle that your father knows Captain JJ Ranasinghe and Minister 111 Note that the Major has not Felix Perera’’. been interviewed by CID to our knowledge. 98 Munasinghe also alleged Cmdr Bandara ban against Laksiri Samarasinghe He further afirmed that he met threatened him. extended until next court day. He is several other accused including accused of helping Hettiarachchi go Palana Sami Suresh and Fabian 126 http://www.lankaenews.com/ to Malaysia. Royston Tusen when he was at the news/315/en. ITHP witness testimony. Naval intelligence camp in Laundry 132 Court documents on 17 May 2018. Watta Matha Road in .The 127 The complaint was made Colombo Chief Magistrate has issued by Karannagoda to IGP HASJK 133'Navy Sampath' arrested for an arrest warrant on Sivakanthan Wickramaratne. He handed over the abduction of 11 youths further Vivekanandan alias Charan, who had case to DIG (Crime Investigations) remanded, 5 Sep 2019, http:// migrated to Switzerland, and plans Anura Senanayake who in turn handed www.colombopage.com/archive_19B/ are underway to have him urgently the case to CCD Director SDIG Sep05_1567623185CH.php extradited on the basis of his Vaas Gunawardena who initiated serious involvement in the killing investigatons. The Complaint alleged 134 Case No. 8331/16 of TNA Parliamentarian, Nadarajah the suspect Sampath Munasinghe Raviraj”. was connected to terrorists, 135 Raviraj Murder: Court acquitted http://archives.sundayobserver. which subsequently proved untrue. five accused - Sumanthiran faults lk/2015/11/01/pol01.asp Because of the terrorism allegation all-Sinhala jury, 25 Dec 2016, Asian Sampath Munasinghe was initially Tribune, http://www.asiantribune. 140 Also spelt Fabian Roiston arrested under the Emergency com/node/89905 Christopher(alias “Thusain”) by the Regulations and detained by CID https://srilankabrief.org/2016/12/ Inter Parliamentary Union. special investigation unit. On 29 sri-lanka-all-accused-in-raviraj- https://www.smh.com.au/national/ Jun 2009 a report by Special Unit murder-case-released/ former-sri-lankan-cop-wanted-over- OIC IP Munasinghe (no relative), http://www.dailynews.lk/2018/06/14/ assassination-linked-to-aussie- said there was no adequate law-order/153869/ags-appeal-re- ecoconsultancy-business-20151222- information to say that the suspect trial-over-raviraj-murder-case-fixed- glta8n.html had links to terrorists. Sampath inquiry. http://www.jdslanka.org/index.php/ Munasinghe therefore was released on news-features/politics-a-current- bail. 136 ITJP witness testimony. afairs/654-sri-lanka-delivers- shocking-verdict-on-assassination- 128 Truly tragic story: How a 137 Raviraj murder case: State of-tamil-mp celebrated oficer ended up at witness bares all, 25 Nov 2016, “formerly an intelligence oficer , 12 Dec 2017, The Island, Daily News, attached to the state intelligence http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_ service and is believed to be cat=article-details&page=article- 138 http://www.dailynews. currently living in an unknown details&code_title=176505 lk/2016/11/25/law-order/100232 foreign country; he is also yet to Also Inter Parliamentary Union, be arrested” according to the IPU 128 “Sampath was married to the Decision adopted by the Committee on report, http://archive.ipu.org/hr-e/ daughter of Raja Collure , ex the Human Rights of Parliamentarians comm152/SRI49.pdf M.P. cum member of the Communist at its 152nd session (Geneva, 23 politburo.”, Minister of Justice January to 3 Feb 2017), http:// 141 Raviraj murder: Acquittal raises Wijedasa Rajapakse the Judas among archive.ipu.org/hr-e/comm152/SRI49. credibility concerns, , 26 disciples..! Shocking details pdf Dec 2016, herein..., 10 Oct 2016, http://www. This describes him as a TVMP member. lankaenews.com/news/1672/en ttp://archives.sundayobserver. 142 https://www.thehindu.com/news/ Photo from: https://www.facebook.com lk/2015/11/01/pol01.asp Also. international/Raviraj-murder- /gotabayar/photos/pcb.13827230852263 Acquittal-raises-credibility- 36/1382723058559672/?type=3&theater, 139 “The suspects Prasad concerns/article16943223.ece 5 Oct 2019. Hettiarachchi, Gamini Seneviratne and Pradeep Chaminda are in the 143 See IPU - SRI LANKA Case no 129 CID manhunt for fugitive ‘Navy remand custody while three others SRI/53 , Sampath’ ends, 19 Aug 2018, http:// Palana Sami Suresh, Sivakanth http://archive.ipu.org/hr-e/181/ www.sundayobserver.lk/2018/09/02/ Vivekanandan and Fabian Royston sri53.htm news-features/cid-manhunt-fugitive- Toussaint are missing.” ‘Navy-sampath’-ends http://www.dailymirror.lk/115204/- 144 “In a confession, Navy Sampath Raviraj-killing-Trial-to-begin-in- said that Raviraj was murdered 130 This is done by IP Ranjith absence-of-suspectsAND http://www. on the orders of the then state Munasinghe according to the court dinamina.lk/2017/04/01/පුවත්/32068 intelligence service’s deputy documents of this date. “The state witness for the director SSP Maheel Doole, who had prosecution in the trial in told him, “This is an order by the 131 16 Aug 2018 court documents: connection with the murder of former boss (Gotabhaya)”. He has travelled to Malaysia by TNA Jafna district MP Nadaraja Gotabhaya Rajapaksa is directly obtaining a fake passport by using Raviraj yesterday afirmed Court involved in the murder of MP the fake ID.. that the members of ex-LTTE cadres Nadaraja Raviraj? 28 Aug 2015, 17 Jul 2019 court documents: Travel afiliated to the Karuna faction http://www.uktamilnews.com/?p=15654 and oficers attached to the Naval “According to the statements intelligence camp in Laundry by these suspects, the murder Watta in Gangaramaya involved in contract was given them by the then committing the murder of Raviraj…. director of the State Intelligence 99 Service, SSP Mahil Dole, who 147 ITJP witness statement. officer-escape-legal-action functioned directly under the ex- Court documents presented on 31 May defence secretary.”http://archive. 148 ITJP witness statement. 2018 by Silva – presenting statement lankanewsweb.net/exclusive/10457- by Lt Cmdr Galagamage Laksiri. the-top-policeman-who-harbours- 149 ITJP witness testimony : “Sumith murders and https://www. Ranasinghe and Hettiarachchi used 162 https://www.theguardian.com/ colombotelegraph.com/index.php/gota- to provide intelligence to Sampath world/2018/nov/29/sri-lankas-most- paid-karuna-faction-5-million-to- Munasinghe.” senior-military-oficial-in-court- kill-raviraj/ over-civil-war-abductions; https:// Senior DIG CID in 2010 http://www. 150 8 Aug 2017 B report. srilankabrief.org/2019/04/sri-lanka- sundaytimes.lk/100418/News/nws_06. new-witness-supports-allegations- html 151 Court documents 7 Mar 2018. against-military-chief-ravindra- CID questions Director of the wijegunaratne/. State Intelligence Service Keerthi 152 9 Feb 2015 B report: Ali Anver, Gajanayake over Lasantha murder says: in particular, was abducted in Feb 163 ITJP witness testimony. https://www.newsfirst.lk/2018/06/19/ 2009 by Lt Cmdr Hettiarachchi among further-investigations-into- others (5 Jan 2017 B report). 164 http://www.sundayobserver. lasantha-wicremetunge-murder/ 24 Aug 2017 “Further study of lk/2018/09/02/news-features/cid- Guruge’s statemet revealed the manhunt-fugitive-‘Navy-sampath’-ends 145 http://lankaenews.com/news/3598/ following:Lt Cmdr Ananda Kumara si - full but not great translation Guruge has confirmation from Lt Cmdr 165 12 Mar 2017, Exhibit A, to at http://www.uktamilnews. Hettiarachchi and members of the Submission for 2nd and 3rd suspects, com/?p=23681 reconnaissance team under Sampath by lawyer PC Anil Silva and others Police intelligence PC Munasinghe that the 5 abducted boys for RPS Ranasinghe. Liyanarachchige Abhayaratne in 2016 were held in SLNS Parakrama Bamboo gave a statement to court saying: palace under Hettiarachchi.” “Colombo National Information Unit. Dep. Dir. SP Jayawardena told me to 153 Hettiarachchi has given him 166 Page 178, Special Operation get info from the Karuna group. So I cash to get them food, said Wijekoon Platoon Ofensive Operations at contacted Waran alias Vivekanandan, Mudiyanselage Chandrakumar Leading Nilaweli and Thirivava sectors, Sami alias Suresh Rudra Master, seamen XS 37614 Puttlam Camp, 14 Aug court documents. Iniyabharathi alias Koomeraswamy, 2018 Marikan Jayaseelan and got info 167 Contingent Commander North. from them. I met people in Colombo 154 ‘Hettiarachchi and Reports to Northern Area commander. and in addition to that the State Wickramasuriya put the Dehiwala boys Information Service had a safe house to a white van. Mahesh said that 168 Ref 9 Jun 2009, 13 Jul 2016 and in Gangarama Perehera Mahwatha, they were taken to be handed over 13 Jul 2017 B report, Statement by the expenses were born by the to Ranasinghe in Trincomalee’, said his deputy, KC Welagedara. Information Intelligence Unit. In Susantha Petty oficer XC 30543, 2006, 2 Nov I went to Colombo fort Northern camp (Kankesanthurai), 14 169 IP Ranjith Munasinghe informs and I met Waran aka Shivakanthan Aug 2018 court. Vivekananthan . Waran has said Suresh and others are around there 155 Ref 13 Mar 2017 B report 170 At this point Rear Admiral MUKV and the story had names of 3 people Bandara is Director General of who came when he was with Waren – 156 Ref 13 Mar 2017 B report Training. (Parliament report 2014) Suresh, Navy Vaijira, Senevi and they said we are going to shoot Raviraj 157 International warrant issued on 171 පැහැරගැනීම් සිදුකළ නාවික සෙබළු (MP) - at that time I saw Prasad, 16 Jan 2018. http://old.radiogagana. අත් අඩංගුවට ගැනීමට අධිකරණ Vajira, Senevi and Ajith all have com/?p=42517 නියෝග, 12 Feb 2017, JDS Lanka, been recruited to the SIS from Navy http://www.jdslanka.org/s/index. Intelligence. Then I came to SIS 158 https://srilankamirror.com/ php/2014-12-19-17-57-19/2014-12-20- and met SP Jayawardena and I told news/7002-Police-in-mix-up-of- 03-06-54/653-2017-02-12-11-58-56, him Waren is going to kill Ravi suspect-in-abductions Raj. Then the boss said put Waran 172 Sri Lanka court grants bail on speaker phone and I spoke to him 159 12 July 2018, Silva Informs to Commodore D.K.P. Dassanayake and said – how is it going to happen court: ‘Navy has provided information and others arrested for abducting and he said not today and we will do on action taken regarding 11 youths, 9 Jan 2018, Colombo it another day. Jayawardena spoke Hettiarachchi leaving service. It Telegraph, to Keerthi Gajanayakae [DG SIS] and does not contain information on http://www.colombopage.com/ said not to investigate it any more disciplinary action 02.03.2017- archive_18A/Jan09_1515508626CH.php – two weeks later Raviraj was shot.” 07.03.2017. Therefore, hindrance to proceed with investigation.’ 173 Document on file. 146 Statements by KC Welagedara, Upul Bandara, Mahesh Kumara and 160 3 May 2017 B report. suspect Kithsiri confirm that HMPCK Hettiarachchi and his team was 161 CID manhunt for fugitive ‘Navy operated by DKP Dasanayake, 13 Jul Sampath’ ends, 19 Aug 2018, 2017 B report. Also reports on 10 http://www.dailynews.lk/2018/06/15/ Aug 2017. law-order/154050/cds-helped-Navy- 100 174 “Last Monday the Navy Commander 183 Director of Naval Land Kottage both admitted that they ordered the immediate transfer of Operations UI Serasinghe recommended abducted persons as ordered by Commander Sumith Ranasinghe back that RPS Ranasinghe take a key role RPS Ranasinghe, Hettiarachchi and to Naval HQ, Colombo. Commander in handling the Karuna cadres. Dassanayake at various stages and Ranasinghe has been appointed handed them over. Extracts of their Director of the Directorate of Naval 184 ITJP witness statement. statements to CID submitted to court Land Operations (DNLO), highly confirm this. placed sources told Daily FT.” After 185 ITJP witness statement. Also Lt. Cmdr. K.C. Welagedara told the ‘coup’: Justice on a knife’s Edison Gunathilake : media reports CID that Ali Anver (disappeareed) edge?, 23 Nov 2018, FT Lanka. say he took a witness statement in told him near a cell between 25 and http://www.ft.lk/news/After-the- 1997 from a woman who was later 27 March 2009 that a group including -coup---Justice-on-a-knife-s- awarded compensation for being raped RPS Ranasinghe had assaulted him edge-/56-667415.“ and tortured in Police custody, severely. Welagedara further said he http://www.jdslanka.org/s/index. Tortured, raped detainee set free, saw blood trickling from a bad wound php/2014-12-24-03-23-00/2014-12-24- 29 Nov 1998, Tamilnet, in Anver’s head. 03-25-15/879-Navy-abductions-and- https://www.tamilnet.com/art. කප්පම් සඳහා පැහැරගත් පුද්ගලයන් torture-sites-trincomalee html?catid=13&artid=2396. අතුරුදහන් කළ බව නාවික සෙබළු ඉක්බිති ලේ වැකි වධබිම් අමතකව In 2009 he was Eastern Regional පිළිගනිති, 25 Feb 2019 JDS Lanka, ගියේය: අද එතැන් සිට..., 17 Jul Deputy Inspector General of Police, http://www.jdslanka.org/s/index. 2019. JDS Lanka. according to https://www.tamilnet. php/2014-12-19-17-57-19/2014-12-20- com/art.html?catid=13&artid=29701 03-06-54/855-2019-02-25-12-49-02 175 From confidential source. and http://www.sundaytimes. lk/090705/News/sundaytimesnews_16. 190 IP Nishantha de Silva, 24 Aug 176 Ex-Commander among 50 Navy html. 2017 to court. oficers grilled, The Island, 18 Jul He was also among those found to be 2017, involved in enforced disappearance 191 Statement to CID produced in http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_ by the Central Zone Commission court 24 Aug 2017. RPS Ranasinghe cat=article-details&page=article- on Disappearances in the late is quoted in the B report saying, details&code_title=168497. 1980’s during the crushing of the ‘LTTE members who surrendered to JVP uprising. Credible material the Navy were held with permission 177 ITJP witness statement. indicating his responsibility for from the Defence Ministry, in the such incidents was found, according underground cells of Gun Site under 178 Ref 9 Jun 2009, 13 Jul 2016 to those involve in the Commission’s his control, which were situated at and 13 Jul 2017 B report. “In work. He was known as ‘Gadafi’ the Trincomalee Naval and Maritime the dockyard, there were people during the JVP uprising in 1987- Academy, to be later rehabilitated held under the full command of 1989 and there are many SInhala and released into society.’ These Ranasinghe. Oficers under this media reports on his role then in detainees were never produced before oficer have been used for the violence, especially in the North a magistrate, a Police station, the security of these detainees.” West Province, where many hundreds Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission were killed extrajudicially. (HRCSL) or the International 179 Trincomalee ambush toll https://www.academia.edu/12316304/ Committeee of the Red Cross (ICRC). rises, 23 May 2001, TamilNet, Deeper_Hegemony_The_Populist_ https://www.tamilnet.com/art. Politics_of_Sinhala_Nationalist_ 192 ITJP witness statements. html?catid=13&artid=6031 Discontent_and_the_Janatha_Vimukthi_ The ITJP is also in possession of a Peramuna_in_Sri_Lanka, Deeper photograph of Gotabaya Rajapaksa and 180 On 19 Jul 2006 on an LTTE Route Hegemony: The Populist Politics of RPS Ranasinghe (in uniform) together Clearing Party at Kuchchaveli Area Sinhala Nationalist Discontent and during the war. at 1300 hours in which 12 LTTE were the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna in Sri reportedly killed. Lanka. 193 KC Welagedara testified to the On 18 Jul 2006 an attack at LP Point CID that RPS Ranasinghe held people at Arbanagar Muthur Area at 2210 186 See http://www.itjpsl.com/ in Gun Site, including Ali Anver, hours in which 8 LTTE cadres were assets/press/haiti-FINAL.pdf. Rajeev Naganathan and John Reed, Ref reportedly killed. 9 Jun 2009, 13 Jul 2016 and 13 Jul 187 Inter alia: DKP Dasanayake, Mat 2017 B reports. 181 Note: RPS Ransinghe was Mendis, KA Gamini (court documents). appointed Special Intelligence 194 ITJP witness statement. Oficer in Oct 2004. 188 ITJP witness statement. 195 11 Jul 2017, in court documents 182 These are former LTTE cadres 189 According to witnesses, KC the Police say DKP Dassanayake from the East under Colonel Karuna Welagedara, RPS Ranasinghe’s deputy, directly supervised the intelligence who split in April 2004 and joined had delegated authority over Gun units. government forces. Site for at least 18 months from However, Ranasinghe’s statement around April 2009 to end of 2010. says his overseers were the Eastern After that, RPS Ranasinghe resumed Region Commanders and the directors his regular visits to Gun Site of naval intelligence Cmdr Guruge several times per month. and Cmdr Mohotti and not DKP In a confession to Fort Magistrate Dassanayake. Ranga Dissanayake on 20 February Court documents say Guruge and 2019, Able Seamen Somadasa and Karannagoda had knowledge of the 101 underground detention sites. (13 weapons pose a grave threat. “One 207 Omega research defined them as Jul 2017 Nishantha de Silva informs suspect Sumith Ranasinghe was “Floating armouries are vessels court). KC Welagedara testified that promoted to the post of commodore used to store weapons, ammunition, he told Guruge about the detention after his release. Although he is in and related equipment such as body site. Court documents also allege charge of land operations, former armour and night vision goggles. two wittnesses Aluthgedara Upul Navy commander Sirimevan Ranasinghe They also provide other logistics Bandara and Laksman Udaya Kumara by a confidential letter has support including accommodation, were instructed by Guruge to give requested directors loyal to him to food and medical supplies storage false evidence implicating Sampath deploy Ranasinghe in intelligence. for PMSCs engaged in vessel Munasinghe in the abduction. Guruge He is given an armed security and protection. They are typically is also reported to have conducted has the facility to spy on telephone commercially owned vessels, often an investigation (with Commander conversations of Navy oficers who anchored in international waters.” Karannagoda’s naval adviser then gave evidence against him.” https://omegaresearchfoundation. Cmdr Mohottalage Udaya Keerthi Wijaya org/sites/default/files/uploads/ Bandara, and then Head of Discipline 203 There was for example Publications/Floating%20Armouries. Senaka Hanwella), a copy of which controversy about the decision to pdf the Police requested, but which purchase from JSC Rosoboronexport Guruge denies all knowledge of now a Russian warship at the enormous 208 By 2012, one research report (Ref 7 Jun 2017 B report). Guruge price of US $200 million. There thought the number of floating also failed on a number of occasions was debate about whether Sri Lanka armouries in operation was between to appear in front of CID to give a actually needs such a vessel. 10 and 20, but by 2014 it had statement. Media speculation suggested Travis expanded to over 30. https:// Sinniah, who is now believed to have omegaresearchfoundation.org/sites/ 196 ‘Ali Anver was abducted left the country, was forced to default/files/uploads/Publications/ in February 2009 by Lt. Cmrd. retire as Navy Commander because he Floating%20Armouries.pdf Hettiarachchi, Cmdr. Ranasinghe opposed the deal. Admiral Ravindra and other under orders of Sampath Wijeguneratne replaced Sinniah as 209 https://www.theguardian.com/ Munasinghe’: IP Nishantha de Silva, Navy Commander, and he is reported world/2013/jan/10/pirate-weapons- 5 Jan 2017 to court. to have approved of the purchase. floating-armouries https://www.colombotelegraph.com/ 197 From 2001 to 2016 RPS Ranasinghe index.php/russian-warship-deal- 210 http://www.avantmaritime.com/ received 13 medals, six of which resurfaces-due-to-sirisenas-unusual- interview-with-chairman-avant-garde- were received between 2008-2012. intervention-to-protect-ravi/ group/ http://srilankabrief.org/2017/12/ After AGMS was established, 198 8 Jul 2015, 21 Oct 2015, 9 May president-sirisenas-195-m-russian- Senadhipathi says Gotabaya Rajapaksa 2016 and 13 Jul 2017 B reports. roulette/ asked him to pay the salaries of The Navy owns the Malima Hotel disabled soldiers, which he says he 199 On 2 Mar 2017 according to court chain of 15 hotels. One is Sober did. documents. His lawyer’s submission Island Resort - a hotel inside on 24 Mar 2017 to court requesting the Trincomalee dockyard opened 211 “In one case, 3 Kalashnikov- bail says so. by the Navy Commander D. W. A. pattern semi-automatic rifles, leased S. Dissanayake and the Commander or sub-leased to a UK-registered 200 Ref 6 Apr 2017 and 3 May 2017 B Eastern Naval Area, J. S. K. PMSC...were taken on board the report. Colombage, on 18 September 2012. Finnish-flagged bulk carrier Another is Fort Hammenheil, which ‘Alppila’ at Galle (Sri Lanka) 201 “Last Monday the Navy Commander was a detention centre during the on 3 September 2011, for escort ordered the immediate transfer of JVP period and then later for to Gibraltar. When the Sri Lankan Commander Sumith Ranasinghe back sailors. There are concerns that government custodian accompanying to Naval HQ, Colombo. Commander military involvement in businesses the weapons flew back to Sri Lanka Ranasinghe has been appointed detracts from the local population’s from Gibraltar on 22 October Director of the Directorate of Naval ability to recover from the war, 2011, the weapons were abandoned Land Operations (DNLO), highly especially in the former conflict in Gibraltar... and ostensibly placed sources told Daily FT.” After areas, and underpins the continued ‘disappeared’ until the Alppila the ‘coup’: Justice on a knife’s militarisation of the areas. reached its next Port of Call, edge?, 23 Nov 2018, FT Lanka. It is also alleged that the Navy has Police in Poland, where they were http://www.ft.lk/news/After-the- expropriated LTTE vessels and assets found and seized by the authorities -coup---Justice-on-a-knife-s- used for their transportation of on 8 November 2011..”, https:// edge-/56-667415.“ arms. omegaresearchfoundation.org/sites/ default/files/uploads/Publications/ 202 http://www.jdslanka.org/index. 204 http://www.avantmaritime.com/ Floating%20Armouries.pdf php/news-features/politics-a- about-us/ current-afairs/843-sri-lanka-Navy- 212 https://omegaresearchfoundation. top-brass-in-sinister-plot-against- 205 http://www.avantmaritime.com/ investigators-and-witness; « A key about-us/ witness speaking to JDS under strict condition of anonymity said that the 206 http://www.sundaytimes. admiral and several other oficers lk/150125/columns/shocking- who have access to sophisticated revelations-of-deep-security-state- surveillance equipment and lethal within-the-state-131923.html 102 org/publications/floating- 223 http://www.sundaytimes. 8. Hewamatharage Upali Kodikara armouries-implications-and-risks- lk/150125/columns/shocking- 9. Chandrasekara Rohitha Bandara december-2014, Floating Armouries: revelations-of-deep-security-state- Bogollagama Implications and Risks, Dec 2014. within-the-state-131923.html 10. Dissanayake Mudiyansalega Sujatha Damayanthi Jayaratne 213 Which provided the weapons 224 http://dbsjeyaraj.com/dbsj/ 11. Jayanath Sirikumara Kolambage such as Chinese made T-56, Russian archives/43932 12. Samarasinghe Archchige Maximas Kalashnikovs (AK 47s) assault rifles, Jayantha Perera 7.62 ammunition for these weapons, 225 https://economynext.com/Sri_ 13. YMP Nissanka Yapa Senadhipathi Light Machine Guns (LMGs), ballistic Lanka_Navy_ofers_new_evidence_in_ helmets, body armour, Night Avant_Garde_arms_scandal-3-3267-. 235 The earliest reference to this Vision Goggles, Sets (for html company is on archived pages of the communications) and flashlights. website in 2010 https://web.archive. http://www.sundaytimes.lk/150125/ 226 http://www.themorning.lk/clock- org/web/20100612110524/https:// columns/shocking-revelations-of- ticks-for-ukrainian-captain/ avantgarde.lk/about_us.html deep-security-state-within-the- state-131923.html 227 Numbers given here are 549 T-56 236 https://ofshoreleaks.icij.org/ weapons, 264 84-S weapons, and nodes/10209946 214 http://www.oceanuslive.org/main/ 204,674, http://www.themorning.lk/ DownloadAsset.aspx?uid=351 clock-ticks-for-ukrainian-captain/ 237 https://www.linkedin.com/in/ carla-elena-peralta-34b1b228 215 http://www.sundaytimes. 228 “weapons and equipment lk/150125/columns/shocking- authorised to be carried” on board 238 https://ohuiginn.net/panama/ revelations-of-deep-security-state- the vessel were two Light Machine person/MASSIEL%20ROBINSON%20DE%20 within-the-state-131923.html Guns (LMGs) made in China, (serial ARAUZ numbers were given), eight drums 216 https://omegaresearchfoundation. (ammunition), one T-56 automatic 239 http://www.torrijos-asociados. org/sites/default/files/uploads/ rifle made in China (serial number com/ Publications/Floating%20Armouries. given) and 2,000 rounds of (7.62 39 pdf mm) ammunition. 240 According to oficial Singaporean However, the Navy raid on the vessel records. 217 https://omegaresearchfoundation. revealed that there were 816 rifles org/sites/default/files/uploads/ of diferent types and 202,674 rounds 241 https://www.multifinance.lk/ Publications/Floating%20Armouries. of live ammunition. about/board-of-directors/ ; http:// pdf http://www.sundaytimes.lk/151115/ www.colombopage.com/archive_16A/ columns/avant-garde-loses-monopoly- Jan12_1452585579CH.php ; http:// 218 http://www.ft.lk/article/572660/ Navy-takes-over-weapons-171843.html sewafinance.com/?page_id=1727 ; www.aquavista.lk http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_ 229 https://economynext.com/Sri_ cat=article-details&page=article- 219 http://www.island.lk/ Lanka_Navy_ofers_new_evidence_in_ details&code_title=66159 ; https:// index.php?page_cat=article- Avant_Garde_arms_scandal-3-3267-. www.siarb.org.sg/index.php/resources/ details&page=article-details&code_ html newsletters/119-newsletter/case- title=159306 law-developments/323-case-law- 230 http://www.uktamilnews. development-1-hilton-international- 220 Britain In Talks With Lanka com/?p=17667 manage-maldives-pvt-ltd-v-sun- On Floating Armoury, The Sunday travels-tours-pvt-ltd-2018-sghc-56- Leader, 13 Jan 2013 http://www. 231 http://www.uktamilnews. and-2-rakna-arakshaka-lanka-ltd- thesundayleader.lk/2013/01/13/ com/?p=17667 also https:// v-avant-garde-maritime-services- britain-in-talks-with-lanka-on- economynext.com/Sri_Lanka_uncovers_ private-limited-2018-sghc-78 floating-armoury/ gun_running_by_Rajapaksa_s_RALL-3- 3448.html 242 https://www.bloomberg.com/ 221 https://publications. profiles/people/17468471-noraini- parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmselect/ 232 Explained int detail here: binte-noor-mohamed-abdul-latif cmquad/186/186ii12.htm https://www.chanceryllc.com/news/ Scrutiny of Arms Exports and Arms rakna-arakshaka-lanka 243 https://lk.linkedin. 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Sri National Intelligence (CNI) retired deep-security-state-within-the- Lankan Passport Number: 633420173 V Major General Kapila Hendavithana.” state-131923.html http://www.sundaytimes.lk/150510/ “Peiris served on the boards of 270 Senadhipathi's travel ban columns/rajitha-misfires-again-but- Lanka Logistics and Rakna Arakshaka lifted, 11 Oct 2019, http://www. nigeria-discloses-deals-with-avant- Lanka Limited, both companies sundaytimes.lk/article/1105882/ garde-148294.html incorporated under the auspices senadhipathis-travel-ban-lifted “At a meeting of the committee… of the Defence Ministry with the Avant Garde Chairman Senadhipathi Solicitor General Suhada Gamlath … Defence Secretary at their helm.”, arrested upon arrival from disclosed that Marapana directed him The end game, 17 Jan 2013, Colombo Singapore, Sunday Times Lanka, 17 not to object when an application Gazette. Oct 2019, http://www.sundaytimes. is made to have the passport of lk/article/1106410/avant-garde- Senadipathi returned for him to 261 Shocking revelations of deep chairman-senadhipathi-arrested-upon- travel to Nigeria. Gamlath said security state within the State, 25 arrival-from-singapore he checked with Justice Minister Jan 2015, Sunday Times Lanka, Senadhipathi arrested by the CID Rajapakshe. He had said he was asked http://www.sundaytimes.lk/150125/ at BIA, 17 Oct 2019, http:// not to object and go slow with the columns/shocking-revelations-of- www.dailymirror.lk/top_story/ case.” deep-security-state-within-the- Senadhipathi-arrested-by-the-CID-at- https://www.colombotelegraph. state-131923.html BIA/155-176279 com/index.php/justice-minister- wijeyadasa-corrupt-since-time-of- 262 “For example, in September 271 http://www.avantgarde.lk/about_ cope-chairmanship-photos-reveal/ 2011 a group of academics issued a us.html statement protesting a decision by His wife has a bio linked to 253 12 November 2015 Roar Timeline: the Higher Education Ministry to hand Avant Garde https://www.linkedin. “Minister hints at over the security of universities com/in/shanika-sonali-madam- AGMSS being involved in the recent to Rakna Arakshaka Lanka Ltd, a 580288129/?originalSubdomain=lk unrest in Maldives. According to government-owned commercial security him, the vessel MV Avant Garde had venture established under the turned of its GPS location system Ministry of Defense and under the near Maldivian maritime borders, direct supervision of the defense leading authorities to develop secretary”. https://www.refworld. reasonable suspicion. However, SL org/docid/517e6dd3f.html Navy states that there isn’t enough US State Department Human Rights report 2012 104 272 “Senadipathi is a strong 283 http://singhalaya.blogspot. Jayaratne, Department of Immigration supporter of the UPFA and com/2009/01/secretary-defence- and Emigration in Colombo on May campaigned for former President visits-.html 18, 2010.”Damayanthi Jayaratne, Mahinda Rajapaksa at the January 8 Department of Immigration and presidential election. He is also 284 http://archives.dailynews. 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Cos of her connections to @ https://www.newsradio.lk/local/3- 277 http://www.infolanka.com/ oficialunp honchos? avant-garde-suspects-before-court- news/2012/apr/index9.html Signed the circular http://www. today/ oceanuslive.org/main/DownloadAsset. 278 https://www.etthawitthi.com/ aspx?uid=351 300 https://www.newsfirst. local/avant-garde-case She holds a passport bearing number lk/2019/09/07/avant-garde-case-4- https://www.newsradio.lk/local/3- OL 5652285. suspects-remanded/ avant-garde-suspects-before-court- today/ 291 Additional Secretary (Police and 301 http://telo.org/?p=86482 Civil Security) Damayanthi Jayaratne 279 https://www.newsfirst. http://www.sundaytimes.lk/130602/ 302 https://www.facebook. lk/2019/09/07/avant-garde-case-4- news/dengue-cure-appears-successful- com/rohanmlk?fref=pb&hc_ suspects-remanded/ prevention-dogged-by-complacency- location=friends_tab lack-of-staf-47197.html His Facebook gives his details as 280 Staf Number O/50586 of No 15/5, Keppetipola Mawatha, https://www.Army.lk/news/retirement- 292 Also against Bandula Herath , Colombo, Sri Lanka. regulation-process-and-practice (also charged under Sections 113 (a) msndecosta (Skype). DOB: 2 July and & 102 of the Penal Code) 43 years old in 2018 according to 281 https://www.wsws.org/en/ and K. M. P. Chaminda Perera (also media reports. In Feb 2017 he went articles/2000/04/sri-a25.html charged under Section 9 (2) of to Egypt. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/ the Explosive Act). https://www. sites/sbs.com.au.news/files/ colombotelegraph.com/wp-content/ 303 http://www.dailynews. transcripts/381207_dateline_ uploads/2018/02/PRECIFAC-34-CASES-1. lk/2018/04/27/local/149461/former- huntingthetigers_transcript.html pdf, avant-garde-operations-manager- arrested-remanded 282 Russian Federation donates 293 https://www.colombotelegraph. equipment for humanitarian demining, com/index.php/exclusive-ranil- 304 “He also sufered several 11 May 2011, prevents-gota-arrest/ injuries due to the war and is https://freeeducation365.com/ today, completely blind in his right Thread-russian-federation-donates- 294 http://www.uktamilnews. eye. 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Washington and Asia Pacific Centre, Telegraph. lk/2019/09/07/avant-garde-case-4- Hawaii. suspects-remanded/ His biography says, “since 1982, he 321 What has changed? Suresh Rajan, has actively participated in Air 18 Nov 2013, https://thestringer. 308 http://www.adaderana.lk/news. Operations in the North and East”. com.au/what-has-changed-5591#. php?nid=58020 https://www.airforce.lk/news. XTNCRy2ZPOQ php?news=164. Sri Lankan naval oficer arrested 309 http://www.adaderana.lk/news. Photograph of his wife at a cofee over people smuggling, 9 Sep 2013, php?nid=58020 morning with diplomats here TSMH, http://www.smh.com.au/ http://archives.sundayobserver. national/sri-lankan-naval-oficer- 310 http://www.adaderana.lk/news. lk/2009/11/29/spe100.pdf arrested-over-people-smuggling- php?nid=58020 Daughter was UN Volunteer and now in 20130908-2te1k.html USA. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ 311 “...the former Commander of pathanchali-premachandra-a4639892/ 322 Asylum seekers: Sri Lankan the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Navy oficer Sanjeewa Annatugoda D. W. A. S. Dissanayake who is 317 In the Spring of 2011, the briefed Australian oficials, TSMH, now appointed as the Adviser on brother of an ITJP witness (Witness 15 Nov 2013, https://www.smh.com. 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Sri Lanka, 17 May 2019, The Foreign 333 http://apdf-magazine.com/ mil/2018/10/uscg-transfers-cgc- Policy Centre, https://fpc.org.uk/ sri-lanka-u-s-counterparts- sherman-to-sri-lankan-Navy/ continue-relationship-building- Former Coast Guard Cutter Sherman 327 https://www.janes.com/ in-preparation-for-carat-19/ Sri transferred to the Sri Lankan Navy, article/88474/ex-us-coast-guard- Lanka, US counterparts continue 1 Oct 2018, Coast Guard Compass cutter-arrives-in-sri-lanka Ex US relationship building in preparation Archive, https://coastguard.dodlive. 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