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Dimuthu Attygalle, the Central Committee member and the Women s and International Affairs Secretary of the newly formed Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) yesterday said that some persons who came in a white van had abducted her while she was returning home at Godagama, after engaging in some political activity last Friday (6).

Addressing a news conference, she said that after she had been abducted, one of the abductors hit her once for not answering their questions, but added that it never happened thereafter.

'The moment I was abducted, they blindfolded me with a black band. They said that since I was a woman they were not in a mind to hit me further,' she said.

When she was not being questioned, they had handcuffed both her hands and legs and she was confined to a room, Attygalle told the news conference.

'I was moved from place to place and they kept on questioning me on various issues. Some of the questions they asked me were about our party s international links, details about my bank account, how I receive funds, Lalith and Kugan, whereabouts of some of our party members, the party s plans in the North and whether I had any links with the LTTE Diaspora,' she said.

Attygalle said that she felt that their party leader Kumar Gunaratnam had also been brought to the place that she was kept last Saturday (7) and questioned.

Her abductors had also asked her whether her party had an armed wing demanded to know details of the party s future plans and the convention held on April 09.

'On April 7, I was moved to a place which I guessed was a camp close to the main road and I could hear the noises from the houses in the neighbourhood,' she said, adding that a person who had not questioned her earlier said that Kumar Gunaratnam who was an Australian citizen would be sent back to Australia, there was an issue about his passport and she would be released once Gunaratnam had left the country.

Some of the questions they asked me were about our party s international links, details about my bank account, how I receive funds, Lalith and Kugan, whereabouts of some of our party members, the party s plans in the North and whether I had any links with the LTTE Diaspora,' she said.

This is related to national security issue and this seems very mild interrogation compare to most of the countries. In Guantanamo bay they interrogate with near death techniques and in Russia they kill the suspect for few seconds.:))

Those white vanes are for the Tamils and even Sinhelese who are trying to promote terrorism. It is sending a very strong message to Tamils who are trying to change their names and come to Sri lanka. White Vans are ready for them.

Gotage Eka Puliye.

'The moment I was abducted, they blindfolded me with a black band. They said that since I was a woman they were not in a mind to hit me further,' she said.

When she was not being questioned, they had handcuffed both her hands and legs and she was confined to a room, Attygalle told the news conference.

Dimuthu Attygalle

KP enthusiast Damed is one of them!

The Police Spokesman, SP Ajith Rohana, now claims that Mr. Gunarathnam was abducted by some unknown persons and brought to Dematagoda and later to the Colombo Crime Division.

This episode clearly exposes the government involvement in abductions. Earlier two officers of the rank of captain from the Sri Lankan military and two other officers were arrested after an attempt to abduct the Mayor of Kolonowara. The photographs of these officers were taken by their captors and published leading to their identification. The government later claimed that they were mistakenly arrested while they were on their way to arrest some army deserters.

The latest incident relating to Mr. Gunarathnam and Ms. Attigala has vividly exposed the government's abduction industry. The number of abductions in recent months has risen to around 60.

As long as Gotabaya Rajapakse remains the Secretary to the Ministry of Defense there is no likelihood of any credible inquiry into the allegations of the government's involvement in these abductions.

The Asian Human Rights Commission calls upon the government to appoint a high level inquiry into the abduction of Mr. Gunarathnam and Ms. Attigala and also all other recent abductions. Unfortunately, we are compelled to state such an inquiry is most unlikely due to the high level position held by Gotabaya Rajapakse who is also President Mahinda Rajapakse's brother.

NA what makes you to bring me here.....??

who is the KP's Agent.......???