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President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will seek legal advice on appointing a special committee to probe the leaked telephone recordings of MP Ranjan Ramanayake while Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage will lodge a complaint with the IGP today over an alleged plot to assassinate him, the Daily Mirror learns.

The call to appoint a special committee intensified yesterday when several ministers urged President Rajapaksa for the second day to immediately probe the voice recordings concerned. Commenting on this, the President said he would have to consult his lawyers before taking a decision.

Meanwhile, Government Spokesman and Minister Aluthgamage told Daily Mirror that he would visit the Acting IGP today to lodge a complaint against former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and MP Ramanayake over their alleged telephone conversation to assassinate him.

“I will request the Acting IGP to restart investigations into the alleged incident in which MP Ramanayake was found practising his shooting capabilities at his official residence at Madiwela in 2016. Despite repeated requests, the IGP never investigated this," he said.

Furthermore, he alleged that the former premier was "very angry" with him for spearheading several campaigns against the Yahapalana Government since 2016. "I was a real headache for Ranil," he said.

However, former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe last Tuesday refuted the allegation levelled against him of plotting to kill Minister Aluthgamage. He asked Speaker Karu Jayasuriya to obtain relevant CDs from the police, examine them and inform Parliament whether there had been any such plot. (Jamila Hussain)


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  • Buddhist Thursday, 09 January 2020 07:56 AM

    Is this like Siresena assasination bogus complaint?

    Silly Point Thursday, 09 January 2020 09:11 AM

    No one will gain anything by killing this stupid man.

    Justice of peace Thursday, 09 January 2020 09:20 AM

    Next news will be Duminda Silva released ha ha... oh my motherland

    Common Man Thursday, 09 January 2020 09:54 AM

    who the hell is leaking information to the public before investigation completed?


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