The Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam
Welcoming the arrest of Suresh Sallay in relation to the Easter attacks, Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam urged the Government to clarify its position and question Pillayan to uncover the full truth. He also called for an immediate pardon and release of long-term political prisoners, noting that some have been imprisoned for around 30 years.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Sir, I am concluding. The Government must state its position on key matters. We welcome the arrest of Suresh Sallay regarding the Easter attacks, but we long said to question Pillayan to uncover the truth. On political prisoners, we expect the Government’s solution; some have been in prison for 30 years. Do not say they must serve the sentence—pardon and release them immediately.
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- Hansard, Thursday, 21 May 2026 ·No. 23621 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 21 May 2026. No. 23621. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/7329