13 March 2021 09:45 pm
While claiming that former Western Province Governor Azath Salley's recent statement would lead to religious extremism, Public Security Minister Sarath Weerasekara said Azath Salley should be arrested for making such statement.
Recently, he had allegedly said that he does not respect the law of the land but only respects and welcomes the Muslim law.
The minister said Salley's remarks a statement has full of religious extremism.
"If he wants to act according to Shari'a law, he must go to Saudi Arabia. He cannot live in Sri Lanka. As long as he lives in Sri Lanka, he should act according to the law that prevails in Sri Lanka. We will arrest him and take legal action against him. I have personally told the CID to look into the matter," the Minister said.