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The Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper, PC

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· National List· 7 January 2026 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Detention Orders (Q.1638/2025)

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Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper questioned why only two police officers have been detained in relation to the Easter attacks since the Government took office, despite the CID identifying four Army intelligence officers allegedly connected to the matter. He asked whether there was a specific reason detention orders had not been obtained and the officers had not been arrested.

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¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Minister, thank you for the answers. My first supplementary question: Since this Government assumed office, only two police officers have been held under detention orders in relation to the Easter attacks. The CID identified and named four Army intelligence officers who served under your authority when you were a commanding officer in 2019. However, detention orders have not been obtained against them and they have not been arrested to date. Is there a specific reason?

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Hansard, Wednesday, 7 January 2026 ·No. 23112 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper, PC. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 January 2026. No. 23112. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/23270