{"id":29060,"date":"2026-08-08T15:30:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T10:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lankatruth.com\/en\/?p=29060"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:30:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T10:00:55","slug":"gotabaya-ordered-to-testify-online-in-lalith-kugan-disappearance-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lankatruth.com\/en\/?p=29060","title":{"rendered":"Gotabaya Ordered to Testify Online in Lalith-Kugan Disappearance Case"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Jaffna Magistrate\u2019s Court has ordered former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to deliver his testimony on September 29 regarding the disappearance of human rights activists Lalith Kumar Weeraraj and Kugan Murugananthan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The court directed that the testimony be given online from the Colombo Chief Magistrate\u2019s Court premises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gotabaya Rajapaksa has been named a witness in the trial concerning the 2011 disappearance of the two activists. 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