Speaking to BBC Sandeshaya, he said anyone is free to investigate the alleged existence of such camps.

He also said the persons whose names are not in the list of missing persons, could either be dead or have left the country.

Meanwhile, Colombo chief magistrate Gihan Pilapitiya yesterday ordered the CID to find out and report as to whether five abducted Tamil youths were being detained at Gota Bay camp in Trincomalee.

The youths had been allegedly abducted by the Navy in 2008 in Colombo.