evidence: Retired Gen. Kamal vows never to flee the country he has given best years of his life to defend ‘Ready to face any investigation’ Former Defence Secretary Gen. Kamal Gunaratne vowed that he wouldn’t flee the country, under any circumstances.The wartime General Officer Commanding (GoC) of the 53 Division denied claims, especially on social media, that he, along with his wife, fled before the release of the Presidential Election results on Sept. 22. [...] Gunaratne retired in 2016, eight years after the conclusion of the war in 2009.