At a previous occasion, the Attorney General had directed the police to forward abstracts of investigations into five high-profile unsolved murder cases including the murder of Sunday Leader editor Lasantha Wickrematunga and former rugby player Wasim Thajudeen for his perusal. Jayaratne stated that the Attorney General was of the opinion that investigations into the murder of Lasantha Wickrematunga, murder of Wasim Thajudeen, abduction of 11 persons for the purpose of extorting money, abduction of Keith Noyahr and, the killing of 17 employees attached to Action Farm Organisation in Muthur had been delayed without being completed.
The Attorney General has taken serious note that the investigations in respect of the above cases have not been concluded so far despite reminders in this regard, the AG’s Co-ordinating Officer said.