NewsAhimsa Wickrematunge, has decided to appeal against the decision to dismiss the case against former defence secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, the Centre for Justice and Accountability (CJA), through whom the case had been filed said. The US District Court of California had dismissed a case against Rajapaksa, over the killing of senior journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge, citing "foreign official immunity". District judge Gary Klausner declared that the prosecution had not suggested that Rajapaksa's US citizenship should "override" that all his activities had been carried out in his capacity as Sri Lanka's Secretary of Defence. She accused the former defence secretary of "extrajudicial killing", "crimes against humanity", and "torture", and alleged that Rajapaksa, and the individuals under his command, had worked to prevent an investigation into the incident. See the full statement issued by the Centre for Justice and Accountability here

Source: Sunday Times October 22, 2019 05:48 UTC