The Hon. (Mrs.) Rohini Kumari Wijerathna
The Member asked the Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs for details on the reported attack on Sri Dalada Maligawa security personnel around 8 February 1989. She sought information on seized weapons, injuries and damage, whether investigations linked the attackers to the JVP or Deshapremi Janatha Vyaparaya, arrests and legal action, whether the objective was to seize or destroy the Sacred Tooth Relic, and requested the relevant police and investigation reports or reasons if they cannot be provided.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Question to the Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs:
¶ 02 (a) Will he inform this House – (i) whether he is aware that an attack took place on the security personnel of the Sri Dalada Maligawa, where the Sacred Tooth Relic is enshrined, on or around 08.02.1989; (ii) if so, separately, the weapons seized, and the bodily injuries and other physical damages caused; (iii) whether police investigations have found the attackers were affiliated to the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) or its armed wing, the Deshapremi Janatha Vyaparaya; (iv) whether those involved have been arrested; (v) the legal actions taken against them; (vi) whether investigations found the objective was to seize or destroy the Sacred Tooth Relic; and (vii) whether he will present the police and investigation reports?
¶ 03 (b) If not, why?
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Cite as: The Hon. (Mrs.) Rohini Kumari Wijerathna. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 23 July 2025. No. 1754386160089643. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/4034