100 Govt. MPs submit letter to Prez calling for probe into Riyaj Bathiudeen’s release

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A group of over 100 Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MPs today handed over letters to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa calling for an investigation into the release of Riyaj Bathiudeen.

In the letter, the MPs said Riyaj, the brother of MP Rishad Bathiudeen, was arrested in connection with the Easter Sunday attacks and released by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in an arbitrary manner.

Rijyaj Bathiudeen was arrested by the CID on April 14 on charges of aiding and abetting the terrorists involved in the Easter Sunday attacks.

The MPs said there is strong evidence against Rijyaj though he was released by the CID on September 30 without even being produced in the courts.

According to the Prime Minister's Media Division, the MPs called for an investigation into the release of Riyaj and to re-arrest him.

Some of the signatories were Nimal Siripala De Silva, Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, Janaka Wakkumbura, D.V.Chanaka, Sisira Jayakodi, S.Viyalendran, Shehan Semasinghe, Kanaka Herath, Dilum Amunugama, Susil Premajayantha, Mohamed Muzammil, Udaya Gammanpila, Angajan Ramanathan, Kader Masthan, Wimal Weerawansa, Sarath Weerasekara and Sudarshani Fernandopulle. (Lahiru Pothmulla)

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BE FAIR Friday, 09 October 2020 09:19 PM

Drama, worried we will sweep the OSCARS this year

FF Friday, 09 October 2020 09:30 PM

TRYING TO MISLEAD THE PUBLIC. AS IF THEY CARED. CAN THESE MPS ASK THE PRESIDENT TO WITHDRAW 20A AND DRAFT REVISE CONSTITUTION WITHOUT BENEFIT TO INDIVIDUALS

BigEars Friday, 09 October 2020 09:33 PM

Ha Ha ! Damage control. It is just cosmetic.

Chux Friday, 09 October 2020 09:35 PM

Who is fooling who???

Joshua Friday, 09 October 2020 10:03 PM

All just a eye wash

Anil Kodypilie Saturday, 10 October 2020 03:49 PM

Thanks to all who signed to 're-arrest Rishd's brother, it's very fair while counting the dead on Easter Sunday bomb attack.

Hemac Lian Rukman Saturday, 10 October 2020 03:55 PM

Honestly Mr. President

Wihilukaraya Saturday, 10 October 2020 04:25 PM

Where did the MPs letter end up ? WPB ?

FF Sunday, 11 October 2020 08:31 PM

WHY CANT THE MPS SEND LETTER TO PRESIDENT TO INQUIRE INTO ALUTHGAMAGES MATCH FIXING REPORT. HE IS SHOULD BE JAILED FOR FALSE ALLEGATION, BUT HE IS ROAMING ABOUT FREELY SHOUTING AWAY AT OTHERS

Ascot Dexter Sunday, 11 October 2020 09:34 PM

Who is fooling whom is the question? Arrest and release of Islamic terrorists agent is hillarious. The brother of MP Bathiurdeen had 17 calls to the suicide bombers and the police investigated and found no sinister motives and all these calls were business related - questionable, who will make business calls to terrorists. Who have decided to kill innocent people and blast themselves to dust? Best joke in million years. Who ever the politicians came up with this must be thinking all Srilankan are fools to accept this explanation - fools paradise with crooked politicians playing games.

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