The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law
Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara sought clarification regarding remarks made by Hon. S. J. Senaviratne before the Committee on High Posts on the alleged mastermind of the Easter Sunday attacks. He noted that media reports and a Police Media Division statement had created public queries, and said such claims should be presented to court rather than raised in the Committee.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Speaker, I need a brief clarification. I serve as a Member of the Committee on High Posts. Hon. S. J. Senaviratne came before that Committee. In response to a question by Hon. Nizam Kariapper regarding whether the Easter attack mastermind had been identified, he gave an answer. Now all the media are asking us what this is. The Police Media Division has issued a statement saying he did not say that the mastermind was behind it from India. To our recollection too, he did not say that. But I would like some clarification on this. Matters like this should not be said at the Committee on High Posts. These should be taken straight to court to state who the mastermind is. We are being questioned everywhere about this process.
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Cite as: The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 October 2025. No. 22973. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/7597