The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe
Wasantha Samarasinghe said a case related to the matter is before the Welisara Court, with accused persons named and a report annexed to the official answer. He stated that further legal action would be taken on the advice of the Attorney General, and that investigations would proceed if the filings indicate political involvement. He also noted that the incident occurred in 2021, before the National People’s Power government.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, the first supplementary is whether there is a direct political authority involved. There is a case at the Welisara Court. Matters have been filed; accused named. The report is annexed to the answer. Upon the Attorney General’s advice, legal steps will be taken. This happened in 2021, not during the National People’s Power government. If there are politicians involved, based on what is filed, the investigation will proceed and if not, we will pursue it further.
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Cite as: The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 17 December 2024. No. 1734685396083959. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/18089