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Wild Life Minister Mahinda Amaraweera today denied social media reports that his son was among the members who drove their vehicles in a reckless manner inside the Yala National Park a few days ago.

“My son was very much in Colombo for the last ten days and he had only visited one of our relatives places in Matugama,” the minister told media yesterday.

The incident occurred on Saturday (22) and 32 jeeps were involved in this illegal activity in the Yala National Park.

According to the information received, he said these people had driven through the expressway at a high speed while breaking the speed limit rules.

"As soon as I received the video footages, I was overseas and I first spoke to the IGP and told him to take immediate action against the people who were involved in the incident without considering their status. Later, I spoke to the Ministry Secretary to take legal action against them, after discussion with the Wild Life Director General. Then, I telephoned my son. I confirmed his outings with my personal driver and found out that he had not been anywhere out of Colombo during the last ten days and was not involved in this activity," Minister Amaraweera said.

"As soon as the investigations commenced, the CCTV footage relating to the 32 vehicles was collected, and I inquired with the Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) about the vehicle registrations. Seven of the jeeps surrendered to the Wild Life Department. It had been reported to the courts. Nine suspects were produced before the courts and later bailed out," the Minister said.

The Minister said, a total of 164 jeeps, including 916 individuals, entered the Yala National Park on this day. (Chaturanga Samarawickama)

 

 


  Comments - 15

  • Tom jones Friday, 28 October 2022 07:12 AM

    This minister had a brush with the police in Colombo about 10 years back when he drove on the wrong side of the toad so where near bullers road jawatte and he was very abusive towards the police. He has been jumping from political parties to bea cabinet ministers in government,

    Dhambulla Friday, 28 October 2022 09:02 AM

    All you fellows do is either deny any allegations and when ever proven guilty, you bribe the legal system or threaten it to get out scot-free. You fellows are definitely going to get kicked out in the next elections. Mark our word.

    Demon Friday, 28 October 2022 12:28 PM

    Haha as if you will say "yes yes my son was there and he is a part of this"!!! Ane go to hell you bugger.

    Honda Mahattaya Friday, 28 October 2022 01:10 PM

    Get these hooligans and their parents as the first batch for the 'Rehabilitation Plan' You can then measure the success when they are released

    Radika Friday, 28 October 2022 01:23 PM

    Sri Lanka cheap political behaviour.

    freddy foxx Friday, 28 October 2022 03:57 PM

    Your son is innocent until proved guilty and when that happens you can totally resign as boasted.

    Anura Dissanayake Friday, 28 October 2022 04:10 PM

    Hope your son was observing eight precepts (ata sil) at home on the day this incident took place. Wildlife ministers son can go wild spree any time.

    roobarbie Friday, 28 October 2022 04:42 PM

    Driver only speaks what the masters tell them to say. So, this ministers denial is as good as that which he flushes down the toilet.

    gamarala Friday, 28 October 2022 07:35 PM

    People now know the truth about his statement. How he organised a press briefing spending public money to tell that his son has not been involved in this.

    roshan Friday, 28 October 2022 08:20 PM

    Wish someone can post a picture of your son being there. Then you have a chance to deny that it is not your son or it is someone lookalike,

    Upul Friday, 28 October 2022 09:33 PM

    We know how the SL politicians and their family or close to them people behave. They all know they can do whatever they want and `escape from legal prosecution. This is going to change very soon and these people are just like the crabs in a pot of water to be boiled.

    Waco Saturday, 29 October 2022 06:22 AM

    Lawlessness is in rampant among Parliamentarian’s children. Police is helplessness.

    Crooks Saturday, 29 October 2022 08:10 AM

    No one should point a finger towards the Minister because the Minister and his son are both Saints.

    Ben Saturday, 29 October 2022 03:32 PM

    There was an incident happened some time back some youth from Kandy area travelled in southern expressway while putting their bodies out of vehicle’s windows and disturbing other travellers, that issue seems swept under the carpet

    Terrence Sunday, 30 October 2022 11:07 AM

    What I can't understand is that there are two contradictory statements one he has not left Colombo for the last 10 days but nothing has said whether within these 10 days he went to matugama to a relative's house on the other hand next he says that he had given the necessary instructions to the officials concerned to take legal action against the wrong doers and thereafter only that he telephoned his son and subsequently he got confirmation from the driver. If he had spoken to his son what made him to get confirmation from the driver. One does this because he is in doubt whether the son will tell the truth. In everything there is a catch to camouflage the real story ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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