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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) today said the sequence of events and timeline of the alleged Swiss Embassy employee incident did not in any way correspond with the actual movements of the alleged victim on that date.
Issuing a statement, the Ministry said Foreign Relations Secretary Ravinatha Aryasinha together with Defence Secretary Major General (Retd) Kamal Gunaratne and relevant officials met with Swiss Ambassador Hanspeter Mock this evening and briefed on the results of the investigation by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
The Ministry said while the Embassy had not presented the alleged victim to be interviewed by the law enforcement officials despite their request to do so, based on the information provided by the Swiss Mission on Friday 29 November, the investigation was nevertheless conducted.
“The Ambassador was presented with clear evidence that the sequence of events and timeline of the alleged incident, as formally presented by the Swiss Mission on behalf of the alleged victim to the CID, did not in any way correspond with the actual movements of the alleged victim on that date, as borne out by witness interviews and technical evidence, including Uber records, CCTV footage, telephone records and the GPS data. In light of the incontrovertible evidence presented by the law enforcement authorities to the Swiss Mission, it was underlined that further investigations would need to be continued to ascertain the actual facts surrounding this allegation, for which the alleged victim will have to be interviewed by the law enforcement authorities,” the statement said.
The ministry said given that the alleged victim had also claimed that she had sustained injuries during the alleged abduction, it was noted that she should be presented for a medical examination by a Judicial Medical Officer in Sri Lanka.
“The Embassy has been requested to cooperate fully with the Government of Sri Lanka to establish the veracity of the claims relating to this alleged incident,” it said.
The Ministry said the Government of Sri Lanka has taken serious note of the alleged criminal incident concerning a locally recruited staff member of the Swiss Embassy in Colombo, on Monday, 25 November, immediately ordered a thorough investigation into this matter.
Nimal Nanayakkara Monday, 02 December 2019 11:07 AM
This is a drama produced and directed by the Swiss embassy. Ask the Swiss ambassador to Go home, the same way Ranasinghe Premadasa (Man with a backbone) chased away the British Envoy.
Peter M Monday, 02 December 2019 11:10 AM
this seems to be concocted story, for hidden reason known to this embassy and that particular employee
Jeeves Monday, 02 December 2019 02:06 PM
The Swiss Ambassador seems to be Mock by name, and mock by nature of his allegations!
chris jain Tuesday, 03 December 2019 01:27 AM
swiss embassy good drama .keep it up . giveher residency in your country.
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