Former Editor And His Wife Identified The Army Officer Who Had Assaulted The Editor

During the identification parade held at Gampaha  Magistrate Court today (26)the former Chief Editor of the Divaina and Rivira newspapers Mr.upali tennakoon and his wife had  identified the army officer who was accused over the assault on the former editor.

The former editor, his wife and another eye witness were present at the Gampaha Magistrate Court today to identify the accused.

After the assault which taken place on 23rd of September 2009 the former editor of Divaina and Rivira newspapers  had left the country along with his wife due to security reasons.