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DIG clears safe house
Arms and ammunition found in the Athurugiriya Safe House, run by the Army's Directorate of Military Intelligence (DMI), had been procured by the team of officers concerned by following the correct procedures in the Army.

This is the finding of the Police inquiry into activities of the Safe House carried out under the supervision of Senior DIG, H.M.G.B. Kotakadeniya. He was assisted by D.S.Y. Samaratunga, Senior Superintendent in the CID.

In his report to the Interior Ministry, Mr. Kotakadeniya has asserted that Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol operated by the Army's Directorate of Military Intelligence has in the past been involved in undercover operations. This has had a positive destabilising impact on the morale of LTTE operatives in the East, he has pointed out. Interior Minister, John Ameratunga, called upon Mr. Kotakadeniya to supervise the investigations.

This came after Kulasiri Udugampola, then SP (Operations) Kandy raided the Safe House at Athurugiriya on January 2. He seized a cache of weapons. An officer, four soldiers and an Army informant were taken into custody. In an exclusive account today, Iqbal Athas, reveals details of Senior DIG Kotakadeniya's report and the events that followed. See Situation Report (The safe house and the enemy within)

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