AG to file indictments after 17 years in journalist Keith Noyahr case

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The Attorney General (AG) is scheduled to file indictments against 12 former armed forces officers in the Colombo High Court next week on charges of abducting and torturing journalist Keith Noyahr.

The former armed forces officers are to face 30 charges, including attempted murder, conspiracy to kidnap, assault, and wounding.

The indictments come 17 years after the incident reported near Keith Noyahr’s residence in Dehiwala in May 2008.

Noyahr was abducted on Vaidya Road in Dehiwala on 22 May 2008, after which he was allegedly assaulted and later released several hours later.

Noyahr, who was the Associate Editor of The Nation newspaper at the time, was known for his critical reporting on military and political affairs. His abduction sparked widespread condemnation and calls for justice.

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