Dissanayake asked if KP is in the custody of the government on a court order or on a detention order by the Defence Secretary and if the government was planning on pardoning him.
He posed several questions to the government in parliament today under Clause 23/2 of the Parliamentary Standing Orders.
He also asked the government to divulge details as to where KP was held since his arrest a year ago and if there has been an investigation conducted into him.
He charged that the lack of transparency in dealing with a man whom the government has termed as a terrorist, arms, and drug dealer posed doubts on the country's rule of law.
Leader of the House Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva in response said the information is sensitive in nature and will compromise national security if made public.
Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella recently said that there is a provision in the country's law to allow the government to give protection to any person who can be enlisted as a "crown witness" in the interest of the country and for the country's progress.
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