The Hon. Ajith P. Perera
Ajith P. Perera raised concerns about intelligence functioning and analysis, citing statements that prior information existed about a possible killing in Gampaha but not about an incident in Colombo. He drew a parallel with the delayed response to prior warnings before the Easter attacks and urged the Government to give special attention to improving intelligence analysis and response, rather than focusing only on how to classify the security threat.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, there is a question regarding the functioning, efficiency, and analysis of intelligence. In Parliament, an Hon. Member first stated that prior information had been received. Then the IGP stated, “Yes, prior information was received that a killing would be attempted in Gampaha, but there was no information regarding an incident in Colombo.”
¶ 02 Hon. Prime Minister, during the Easter attacks, we know prior warnings were received but the response was delayed. Rather than debating whether this is of a national security level or lesser, there is a problem of intelligence analysis here. Your Government must pay special attention to this.
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Cite as: The Hon. Ajith P. Perera. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 24 February 2025. No. 1741236032093385. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/11686