The kidnapped Sri Lankan dissident who helped oust a president

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by Sean Gleeson Agence France-Presse COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP)  — Activist Premakumar Gunaratnam says he was marked for death by Sri Lanka’s security boss a decade ago. The architect of his abduction went on to become president, but now the dissident has played a key role in the leader’s downfall. Now 56, Gunaratnam was snatched by armed gunmen from his home near Colombo, bundled into a white van, and driven away to a secret location […]