Hon. Ananda Wijepala - Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs
The Minister rejected claims by Hon. Namal Rajapaksa, stating that military officers and others are taken into custody only under court orders, including the remand of the former Navy Commander over intelligence-related actions. He said all container-related complaints are being investigated and argued that allegations on drug issues against the Government are politically motivated, noting the custody of Pohottuwa organizer Sampath Manamperi and stating that investigations into drug-linked persons are continuing.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Speaker, military officers or anyone else have not been taken into custody by Police except under court orders. Therefore the statements by Hon. Namal Rajapaksa are false. The former Navy Commander was remanded pursuant to a court order regarding actions taken while in intelligence.
¶ 02 Every complaint regarding containers is investigated. On drugs, attempts are made to point fingers at the Government. Everyone knows a Pohottuwa organizer, Sampath Manamperi—former coordinating secretary to ex-Minister Johnston Fernando—is in custody. Many with links to drugs are in Pohottuwa; investigations are proceeding upwards as well.
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- Hansard, Thursday, 25 September 2025 ·No. 1759483897051145 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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