Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka (on behalf of Hon. Hesha Withanage Ankumbura Arachchi)
Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka, on behalf of Hon. Hesha Withanage Ankumbura Arachchi, asked the Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs for details on the pre-Easter Sunday incident involving the breaking of Buddha statues in Mawanella. The question sought the date of the incident, identities and addresses of those arrested, action taken against them, the names of investigating security officers, any alleged political influence by Governors or powerful persons at the time, and the current status of the investigations.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 asked the Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs:
¶ 02 (a) Will he inform this House the - (i) date on which the incident of breaking Buddha statues occurred in Mawanella area before the Easter Sunday attack; (ii) names and addresses of persons arrested in connection with the incident concerned; and (iii) measures that have been taken against them?
¶ 03 (b) Will he also inform this House the - (i) names of the security officers who conducted investigations into the incident referred to in (a)(i) above; (ii) Governors and powerful persons of the then Government who influenced the security officers concerned in the conduct of their investigations, separately; and (iii) present progress of the investigations into the above-mentioned incident?
¶ 04 (c) If not, why?
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Cite as: Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka (on behalf of Hon. Hesha Withanage Ankumbura Arachchi). 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 25 February 2025. No. 1741258607035810. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/26579