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'Not personal': Abducted Sri Lankan dissident who helped oust president / 32EQ38H
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Marked for death by the former Sri Lankan president, Premakumar Gunaratnam survived abduction and torture -- but the veteran activist says his role in the campaign to oust the leader was "not personal." The 56-year-old -- who in his youth raided an army camp during a Marxist uprising -- was snatched by armed gunmen near his home in Colombo a decade ago, and was held in a secret location for four days before an international pressure campaign secured his unexpected release. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES