A former Sri Lankan navy spokesman has been granted bail after being held in remand custody over the abduction of 11 Tamil youth.
D.K.P. Dassanayake and five others were granted a cash bail of Rs.100,000 with three sureties of Rs.1 million each.
The group is suspected of involvement in the enforced disappearance and abduction of eleven Tamil youths that took place in 2008.
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