Dematagoda youth abduction: Hirunika issued notice to appear before court

Colombo High Court has issued notice to former MP Hirunika Premachandra to appear before Court on 10th July over the Dematagoda youth abduction case. In December 2015, a man was abducted in the Baseline Road area in Dematagoda and assaulted by a group of individuals who had arrived in a Land Rover Defender which was allegedly owned by Premachandra. The victim was found to be a resident of Kolonnawa and was abducted by the group on 21st December 21. Nine including Premachandra were charged over the abduction.