COLOMBO (News 1st) –  Former Chairman of the Rakna Lanka Victor Samaraweera has been further remanded until the 19th.

He was arrested when he arrived at the CID to provide a statement regarding the Avant-Garde.

Victor Samaraweera was the 8th suspect named by the Attorney General in the Avant Garde incident.

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