These instructions had been issued to the Senior DIG of the CID, State Counsel Nishara Jayaratne, Co-ordinating Officer to the AG said adding that they have been ordered to be produced before court.
The eight persons who have been named as suspects are as follows :
Retired Major General Palitha Fernando
Retired Major General Karunaratne Egodawela
Nissanka Senadhipathi
Reitred Navy Commodore Vishwajith Nandana Diyabalane
National Police Commission Secretary
Former Additional Defence Secretary Saman Dissanayake
Retired Air Vice Marshal P.D. Premachandra
Former Defence Secretary Damayanthi Jayaratne
Rakna Lanka company Chairman Victor Samaraweera