Complaint filed with CID on threat to President’s life

By Indika Sri Aravinda   

The Commissioner-General of Prisons has filed a complaint with the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) on a threat to the lives of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Secretary of Defence Major General (Rtd.) Kamal Gunaratne. The complaint was filed based on information revealed during the interrogation of Tharaka Perera alias Kosgoda Tharaka who is imprisoned at the Boossa prison in Galle.   

Police Spokesman SSP Jaliya Senaratne said the Criminal Investigations Department has launched an inquiry in this regard.  He further said action will be taken on other individuals identified as having made similar threats, based on the investigation underway by the CID.   Police were continuing to take measures to prevent organised crimes being operated from within prisons, and such activities will continue in the future as well, he added.