Take action against former President, Prime Minister: Cardinal

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Whilst highlighting that a person who has lost his wife in the Easter Sunday bomb attacks had committed suicide, Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith once again called for taking action against the Former President, Former Prime Minister and police officers and to carry out more investigations as recommended by the presidential commission which probed the incident.

“The Presidential Commission held former President responsible for not taking action to prevent the attack while it had blamed the former Prime Minister for taking a mild stance on extremism. Also the commission had questioned the action of certain police officers.

Therefore we request for further investigations and mete out justice for those who were affected by the attacks,” Cardinal Ranjith said.

“This person committed suicide leaving his children destitute as he was frustrated because justice was not meted out to him,” he added. (YOHAN PERERA)

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Comments - 16

Poli TIkka Friday, 14 January 2022 09:22 AM

Politics !!! Action should also be taken against the current Prez and PM too including Keheliya who stated that salaries were paid .....

buddhists? Friday, 14 January 2022 09:25 AM

Why are Maha Sanga who made a big fuss about national security and Easter massacre don't care about it anymore? Have they realized that the mamolakarayo are running the country now?

Karalasingam Sivalingam Friday, 14 January 2022 09:26 AM

Criminals were released, what justice you can expect?

Ranaweera Friday, 14 January 2022 09:35 AM

Now is the time to take action. Sira is probably blackmailing the government. People will appreciate if government takes action based on the commission report. Let the judiciary handle it. Anyway , Sira is giving indication that he is going to breakaway from government and join the opposition like he cooked the hoppers before. Take a decision like the decision to ban chemical fertiliser.

Miracle Friday, 14 January 2022 11:49 AM

Justice based on politics is the main cause for all the sufferings we are undergoing today. Justice seems to be far away from us because of these cunning politicians.

Ram Friday, 14 January 2022 11:57 AM

Action against former President is in the offing and will happen when he leaves the government

Hasni Friday, 14 January 2022 12:09 PM

Never justice will be servered in Srilanka, because all of them are Criminals, theives.

AB Friday, 14 January 2022 12:10 PM

They are certainly seriously responsible, at that time it was very clear, growing islam militancy and vandalism of religious places such as deegavapi,puttur, mawanella ect, but sirisena and wickramasinha just mark time without act purposefully,to keep Muslim politicians in their side for political power

june macapagal Friday, 14 January 2022 12:56 PM

What cardinal stays is correct. The former president and the former prime Minister are totally responsible for negligence of their duties and they should be take into custody and punished.

Mahesh Friday, 14 January 2022 01:25 PM

If gota can hang sira for ester sunday. He might gain some lost popularity

Cheers Friday, 14 January 2022 01:52 PM

I fully agree and also bathideen, hakerm and Sally too

lion Friday, 14 January 2022 03:20 PM

Sira will not go to the hang man alone he will drag his 52 day priminister and his siblings along with him.

Sambo Friday, 14 January 2022 08:16 PM

How can he take action against the former president and prime minister when he is also responsible.

Some like it Hot Saturday, 15 January 2022 07:22 AM

He still has a soft corner for the Rajapaksas, eh?

N SENA Saturday, 15 January 2022 05:58 PM

THEY WILL BE TAKEN AND THEN RELEASED. WHAT WILL THE CARDINAL DO AFTER THAT?

sam Sunday, 16 January 2022 08:48 AM

This sort of action is only in SL. Anywhere in the world action is taken against high level politicians.

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