Board appointed to probe recent violence in the country

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President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed a Board of Inquiry to ascertain lapses, if any, by the armed forces and State Intelligence Services during the recent incidents of violence in Mirihana on March 31 and island-wide violence since May 9, official’s sources said.

Accordingly, former Navy Commander, Admiral of the Fleet Wasantha Karannagoda, former Air Force Commander Marshal of the Air Force Roshan Goonetileke and former Army Commander Daya Ratnayake are the members of the Board of Inquiry.

The first meeting of the Board of Inquiry will take place today and expected to hand over their report to the President soon, they said.

The Board of Inquiry is tasked to inquiry into the incident near the President’s private residence in Mirihana on March 31 and series of incidents in Kollupitiya and Galle Face on May 9 and after that serious of violence in the country killing several people and damaging public properties etc.(Sunil Jayasiri)

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Comments - 17

Anne Karunaratne Thursday, 26 May 2022 08:39 PM

Why not include "Nanasara", after all he is still the head of One Country One Law, in a lawless nation!

Ha ha ha Thursday, 26 May 2022 08:44 PM

Oh President you are smart? Are you aware of any boards appointed for 1958, 1977, 1983, 2009, violences? You are wasting public money. It will be a whitewash. Come on man. Are you joking appointing a board?

Ramesh Thursday, 26 May 2022 08:49 PM

Please make some space in archives beside the report of Easter bomb attacks, to keep the report of findings of recent violence.

Tom Thursday, 26 May 2022 09:05 PM

Wasantha Karannagoda? Is it a joke?

Johan Thursday, 26 May 2022 09:15 PM

I think they already have content for the report even before the investigation begin.. Utter waste of resources, money and energy.. This is how our politicians make unproductive Sri Lanka..

johan Thursday, 26 May 2022 09:16 PM

Atleast there should have been a retired Supreme court judge to probe the violence

Bushel Thursday, 26 May 2022 09:17 PM

What are the lapses to ascertain when security personnel has carried out your instructions to the letter?it could be a lapse for the people who sufferd

Tex Mex Thursday, 26 May 2022 09:20 PM

ha ha ha.. great ! Independent committee.. fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.. Thank you Mr. President for your ignorance..

Mahadi T Thursday, 26 May 2022 09:44 PM

More board more inquiries money wasted Gota living in luxury people are suffering Don't waste money give that back to people This guy used to work in a grocery store in US how can he run a country Well all Rajapakse gone one left

Massdeen Thursday, 26 May 2022 09:46 PM

Mr President we don’t need all these Boards appointed its utter waste of tax payers money, please find solutions for day to day essentials for peoples lives they are suffering

TONI Thursday, 26 May 2022 09:49 PM

WHEN HAS ANY COMMITTEE, PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSIONS AND OTHER COMMISSION AFTER SITTINGS, SUBMITTED A REPORT WHERE THE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE CARRIED OUT? THIS IS ANOTHER TIME AND MONEY WASTING EXERCISE

Blindness Thursday, 26 May 2022 09:52 PM

This board will definitely give you a report the way you want. World knows the reputation of one of the members. People have lost their faith on you.

Buddhist Thursday, 26 May 2022 10:34 PM

Nandasena got scared as COPE proposed a Parliamentary investigation.

Bandu Thursday, 26 May 2022 10:44 PM

These are your "yesmen". No one is fooled by your Boards and Task Forces.

Boothabandu Friday, 27 May 2022 06:20 AM

Must be CardBoard.

Yusuf Saturday, 28 May 2022 01:48 AM

Is this the need of the hour? MPs are more worried about their damaged houses and their children being scared of mobs. Do they even think of the cries of the poor who eat only a single meal a day. Please find solution to the peoples needs Food, Gas, Diesel - not hundreds of pages of meaningless reports.

Ahole Saturday, 28 May 2022 01:58 AM

What kind of board ? is it cardboard.

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