Police probe 17 incidents related to Easter Sunday attack

20 June 2021 08:22 pm

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) and the Terrorism Investigation Division are currently investigating 17 incidents related to the Easter Sunday attack, the police said.

They said the Attorney General has already filed nine cases in the Kegalle, Kandy, Kurunegala, Puttalam and Colombo High Courts on 32 suspects in connection with the investigations.

In addition, legal officers from the Attorney General's Department, the CID and the Terrorism Investigation Division are holding discussions to file cases in the remaining eight investigations.

Accordingly, the AG is scheduled to file a case on these eight incidents soon after the completion of the investigation.

The police said that the CID and the TID are conducting further investigation into the finding of those investigations.(Darshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya)