After Rajapaksa, 69, was defeated in the January presidential poll by his deputy Maithripala Sirisena, fresh evidence emerged which suggested that all police records on Thajudeen’s murder may have been tampered with.
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Sri Lankan investigators on Monday exhumed the body of a popular rugby player for forensic tests, amid allegations that authorities covered up the probe during former president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s regime to save his son.
Wasim Thajudeen was found dead inside a burning auto in Colombo in May 2012.
Colombo District UNP Candidate Patali Champika Ranawaka also expressing his views said that information pertaining to the mysterious deaths that occurred in the recent past, including Wasim Thajudeen and Prageeth Ekneligoda, will come to light.
Dozens of anti-Rajapakse activists carried placards on Monday denouncing the former leader and his administration, which faced global censure over alleged rights violations during his decade in power.
After initially ruling Thajudeen’s death an accident, police have now cited post-mortem reports saying his body had torture marks, as well as broken teeth and bones.
“The human body seemed to be bundled within the fake packaging its effectively rescued therefore we dream to be capable of conclude our accomplish the task pretty soon”, Sri Lanka’s principal official medical treatment police officer Ajith Thennakoon explained correspondents inside the severe web-site.
Police have impounded the vehicle as part of their investigation, the Red Cross said. The first son, Namal, told the BBC this week they were family friends.
The former president, who is running in parliamentary elections next week in a bid to revive his political career, maintains the allegations are politically motivated.
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The investigation is the latest blow to Mr Rajapaksa, who himself is under investigation over allegations he siphoned off billions of dollars from the state during his rule.
