Rajitha downplays assassination plot on Prez.

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Cabinet Spokesman Health Minister Dr Rajitha Senaratne today downplayed the conspiracy theory of an alleged attempt on the lives of President Maithripala Sirisena and former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa and added there was still no sufficient evidence to prove an assassination plot.

Responding to the Daily Mirror at the weekly Cabinet news briefing yesterday, Minister Senaratne said the Government Analyst had not said that the recordings of a telephone conversation between Police informer and plot informer Namal Kumara were of suspected DIG Nalaka Silva.

“What the Government Analyst has said only that recordings were not fake and it contained telephone conversations between two parties. The CID must now find out that whether the conversations were genuinely that of Nalaka and Namal,” Minister Senaratne said.

Responding to another question, Minister Senaratne said there was no concrete evidence to arrest DIG Silva either.

“Who is this Namal? He is a Police informer who works for money. He has been paid Rs. 500,000 by the Police and he had expected more. He did not get it and this was what happened, I presume.

“Besides, not only he but all drug and ganja traffickers, underworld characters and even criminals provide information to Police,” Minister Senaratne stressed.

Minister Senaratne said there were attempts to involve India also into the assassination plot by dragging an Indian angle to the controversy with the intention to create a division between the two countries.

Answering another question, Minister Senaratne said former President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his fellow travellers must not get excited when the Government took action against criminals, who assassinated journalist Lasantha Wickramatunga and ruggerite Thajudeen, attacked Keith Noyahr, Upali Tennakoon and set fire in Sirasa and Siyatha.

“Yes, we sent all those responsible for those crimes to jail or to the gallows. When we take action against the criminals under the law, they cry foul saying that they have been politically victimized.

“But I assure you that action will be taken against all those who committed those crimes under the Rajapaksa regime notwithstanding whether they are powerful politicians, so-called war heroes or priests,” Minister Senaratne said

He added that the Yahapalana Government was elected to meet those objectives. (Sandun Jayasekara)

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666 Wednesday, 17 October 2018 09:52 PM

The whole drama is like an episode straight from a Peter Sellers Pink Panther movie. Will not be surprised if all the allegations would fizzles out like a bottle of Soda later on.Hard to imagine this guy standing there still alive singing like a canary if there was a real plot to kill the Prez

shiran Thursday, 18 October 2018 12:04 AM

these days people are bit more vigilant and branny. they carefully watch what is happening and exercise their most powerful voting rights in the right time. .

Random Thursday, 18 October 2018 04:08 AM

Rajitha your yapalana government was formed to steal money from government. Bond scam 11'000 billion stolen..this was the aim yapalana government.When Election took place in 2014 it was 10dogs against 1 trusted dog.This was proved in provincial election 1 trusted dog chased the 10 stupid idiot dogs MR n Gota did good development. Road facilities in Colombo which is the biggest busiest city. Clean the city. Houses for Poor's living in low-level flood water area.You got the president n parliament power with 156000 votes of Muslim. Today Rauf Hakeem said in news on 5th August with 2 million Muslim votes we placed president n prime minister in their seat's.Which mean Sinhala people are Pol modoyo.

Soam Thursday, 18 October 2018 05:26 AM

This President is desperately looking for sympathy from the mass. Between now and 2020, there will be many more fantasies form this President to stay in the lime light. Lost it BIG time.

Ravi Wikramasinghe Thursday, 18 October 2018 07:56 AM

The agent talks

jakob Thursday, 18 October 2018 09:40 AM

Attempting to assassinate the head of state is seems to be nothing to them,this DIG involved got first changed office then on leave then interdicted,when compare the time span got hear seems they were handle by more powerful hand behind the scene, truthfully, police should stop every thing and attend to that that's the right way to be

Senewi Thursday, 18 October 2018 12:18 PM

He may also in this game

Yaha Pala Friday, 19 October 2018 02:25 AM

Quack quack quack....!!

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