Former Sri Lankan diplomat Sepala Ratnayake's name has been mentioned in connection with the investigation into the death of former Rugby player Wasim Thajudeen, top Police sources told Asian Mirror.
Ratnayake, who was attached to the Sri Lankan mission in London, had allegedly assisted one of the suspects of Thajudeen's case to escape to London, the source further added.
A lawyer by profession, Ratnayake was serving in the Presidential Secretariat as the chief legal officer at the time and was posted as the Minister (Consular & Immigration) in the Sri Lankan High Commission in London in November 2013.
Ratnayake is already facing a court case in Sri Lanka involving a 14- year old child who appeared in a news item during the last Presidential election.
In the news item aired on the state- run ITN at the time, the child claimed that Maithripala Sirisena, who was the Common Candidate of the Opposition at the time, was detaining his mother.
This incident led to legal action involving eight suspects including some high profile officials including Ratnayake.
It transpired in court that an Interpol ‘red warrant’ had been issued against the former diplomat.
Ratnayake is known to be a close ally of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
