The Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam

¶ 01 I move:

¶ 02 “It has been 6 years, 2 months, and 18 days since the Easter Sunday terrorist attack as of 9 July 2025. The Government obtained a mandate not only to probe corruption, but also to ensure justice for human rights violations, including revealing the truth about the Easter attack, as promised in the ‘A Thriving Nation, a Beautiful Life’ manifesto of the National People’s Power.

¶ 03 The Government has failed to ensure justice from the Easter attack to the mass murders revealed at the Chemmani mass grave and has avoided responsibility. Several reports—the Presidential Commission Report on the Easter Attack, the Malalgoda Report, and the report on Channel 4’s programme—have not been presented to Parliament. The pledge to implement the Presidential Commission’s recommendations remains unfulfilled.

¶ 04 The National People’s Power must explain to this House why promises made to the international community, His Eminence Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, and the victims, have not been met. Accordingly, I ask:

¶ 05 1. As stated by His Excellency Anura Kumara Dissanayake in EconomyNext on 12 Feb 2021, the Presidential Commission Report on the Easter Attacks should be presented to Parliament immediately. Why has it not been presented after four years?

¶ 06 2. Did the Attorney General’s Department intervene to grant bail to Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pillayan—identified in this House by the Minister of Public Security as the mastermind of the Easter attack—and was this opposed by the CID?

¶ 07 3. How many DNA reports of Sara Jasmine were submitted? State the dates separately. Do domestic institutions have capacity to re-test?

¶ 08 4. Is there a confirmed report on a firearm that went missing in relation to the attack, its recovery, and whether the same weapon was recovered? Who confirmed it?

¶ 09 5. I propose establishing a special prosecutor’s office with international assistance to conduct independent investigations to ensure justice for all victims and national security.”

¶ 10 I note the President’s recent statement that it is difficult for a Government to investigate itself. Before the attacks, state involvement is evident from earlier deep-state activities: since 2004, intelligence created armed groups in the East (Eravur, Kattankudy, Ottamavadi/Valachchenai areas) led by individuals such as Faiz and Kalil. I table identity documents showing their connections with intelligence and the Civil Defence Department.

¶ 11 In 2008, a police cook, Mohamed Rasaq of Eravur Police, lost his service weapon; investigation revealed it had been sold to an Islamic Centre linked to the 2004 group. Later, in a Saindamarudu safe-house operation, Rilshan’s group had that very missing weapon—originally from Eravur Police stock. Was a thorough investigation conducted into this weapon? I ask for a clear answer.

¶ 12 On the day of the attack, a suspect named Niyas, reportedly at the Nintavur safe house, was not arrested despite leads; he was later found dead at Saindamarudu. Who obstructed the arrest? Regarding Sara Jasmine, multiple DNA tests exist; if the body was dismembered, how was an intact NIC produced in court on 25 April? Please provide the dates and basis of each DNA report.

¶ 13 We welcome the arrests of Pillayan and Iniyabharathi—something no previous government did. But given the Minister’s statement in this House that “Pillayan is the mastermind,” we need transparency on those investigations. Why is Kalil, implicated in the Joseph Pararajasingham murder case alongside Pillayan, still at large? Reports say the AG’s Department recommended bail for Pillayan, which the CID opposed. Clarify.

¶ 14 Further, in forming the Vakarai Pradeshiya Sabha, there were reported efforts, including by your party organizers, to align with Pillayan’s group. In 2024, Pillayan claimed the JVP requested weapons from him. These raise public suspicion. Protect witnesses and ensure accountability.

¶ 15 On broader accountability: the UN High Commissioner visited, and Asad Moulana has given a full statement to the UN. The law now allows recording testimony given overseas. Why is his evidence not being obtained?

¶ 16 Multiple reports—Malalgoda, the Presidential Commission, and on Channel 4—remain outside Parliament. Even in 2021, Anura Kumara Dissanayake urged tabling the Presidential Commission report. Do so now.

¶ 17 On Chemmani mass graves: earlier exhumed skeletons (circa 1998/1999) were reportedly taken to Glasgow; the related case, moved from Jaffna to Anuradhapura and then to Colombo, is still pending. Restart it. British MP Uma Kumaran has asked the UK Foreign Secretary to provide further technical expertise on Chemmani. Accountability is essential—be it Easter, Chemmani, Kokkuthoduvai, Matale, or murders like Krishanthi, Premini, Vijitha, or Rifaya. Therefore, establish a special prosecutor’s office with international involvement immediately.