May 09 incidents: Committee concludes evidence examination – Report to be given to Sri Lanka President
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The committee appointed to investigate whether the Military and State Intelligence services have failed to suppress the incidents of May 09 has concluded the evidence hearing.
The three-member committee stated that it recorded evidence from 35 officers including Former Army Commander & present Chief of Defence Staff, General Shavendra Silva, Inspector General of Police (IGP) C.D. Wickramaratne, and Senior DIG in-charge of the Western Province Deshabandu Thennakoon.
The report is now to be handed over to President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Former Navy Commander Wasantha Karnnagoda is the chairman of the committee appointed by former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
The report is now to be handed over to President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
The committee consisted of Admiral of the Fleet (Retired) Wasantha Karnagoda (Chairman), Marshal of the Air Force (Retired) Roshan Gunathilake and General (Retired) Daya Ratnayake.
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When MR unleashed the thugs to attack unprovoked Áragalaya’guys at Galleface. How this coordinated attacks throughout the island took place? Mr. Lalakantha stated ápi dadi-bidi’ gala mobilised the gangs!! Are these events pre planned? It was alleged that the most of the sites which was vandalized/burnt done under the watchful eyes of Security forces and Police! Why they didn’t try to stop it? Who gave them orders to do so? Hope this investigation will shed some light to this.
What ever the out come of this report brings the only thing this “Aragalaya” did was to remove the elected president (how ever he may inefficient” and instate a brutal senile person who was totally rejected by the people. Mr Amarakoon you made a valid statement and every body knows about this including this so called president. So what the purpose of having a committee to investigate the evidence.