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The US has banned a Sri Lankan military officer and raised a huge controversy.
Senior Sri Lankan Army officer Prabhat Bulathwathe. He is the former head of the secret brigade of the Sri Lankan Army known as the Tripoli Brigade.
Prabhat was accused of involvement in the 2008 abduction and torture of Sri Lankan veteran journalist Keith Noyar. He was arrested in this case and later released.
In this situation, the United States has imposed an economic embargo on the Sri Lankan Army officer Prabhat for violating human rights in the matter of harassing the journalist.
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