By Santhush Fernando A former Sri Lanka Navy Commander has been named the 16th suspect in the high-profile Magistrate’s Court case over the disappearance of 11 youths, allegedly tortured in a secret cell at the Gunside Navy Camp. The Criminal Investigation Department (CID), in a B-report submitted to the Fort Magistrate last Wednesday (23), said that a request was made to Court to issue notice to former Sri Lanka Navy Commander Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda but was refused, The Sunday Morning learnt. The CID was informed that there was no provision under which the Admiral could be issued notice, and that he could be named the 16th suspect in the case. Meanwhile, Court was also informed that photographic evidence obtained by the investigators including images taken during the ninth anniversary of the intelligence unit, showed the sixth suspect and former Naval Spokesperson Commodore D.K.P. Dassanayake, second suspect Sumith Ranasinghe, and other operatives of the intelligence units, along with Eastern Naval Area Commander Rear Admiral Thusith Weerasekera together. This evidence has led investigators to now believe that both regular and Special Intelligence Units were under the supervision of the second suspect (i.e. Ranasinghe) and that high-ranking Navy officers such as Commodore Dassanayake and Rear Admiral Weerasekera too supervised and/or had knowledge of the existence of such unit/s. The case is to be concluded in the following weeks and is likely to be transferred to the Colombo High Court and indictments are expected to be filed.