Hon. Mujibur Rahman
Hon. Mujibur Rahman questioned the fairness of ongoing investigations into the Sainthamaruthu incident and the confirmation that “Sara” was alive, noting that the relevant Army team arrived when Major General Aruna Jayasekara was Eastern Commander. He referred to allegations of a conspiracy over the third DNA report and the President’s statement that the Government was involved, and argued that an impartial inquiry is doubtful because the former Eastern Commander is now the State Minister of Defence and his subordinates are involved in the investigation.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 According to the answer to part (a)(i), the first Army team arrived at Sainthamaruthu while Major General Aruna Jayasekara was Eastern Commander, and it was thereafter confirmed that Sara was alive. The then Minister in charge of Police said there was a conspiracy regarding the third DNA report; we too say there was a conspiracy. The Commander would know which team went. Now you say investigations are underway. The President said the Government was involved. That same Eastern Commander is now your State Minister of Defence. How can a fair investigation be conducted when subordinates of the current State Minister of Defence are investigating?
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Cite as: Hon. Mujibur Rahman. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 25 July 2025. No. 1754382585021621. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/11015