CID obtains statement from Ranil on Easter attacks

• CID also recorded statements earlier from former Ministers Rishad Bathiudeen and Rauff Hakeem

By Darshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya  

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has recorded a statement from former Prime Minister and UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe on Saturday regarding the Easter Sunday bomb attacks on April 21, 2019.  

 Earlier, Deputy Solicitor General (DSG) Dlieepa Peiris informed the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court that it was vital to record statements from former President Maithripala Sirisena, former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Speaker Karu Jayasuriya over the Easter Sunday suicide attacks.  

The CID also recorded a statement earlier from former Ministers Rishad Bathiudeen and Rauff Hakeem over the Easter Sunday carnage.