Fmr. Govt. VIPs to be arrested on Wele Suda disclosures: John

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Several powerful personalities of the previous government will have to be arrested based on the information divulged by underworld narcotics kingpin ‘Wele Suda’, Public Order and Disaster Management Minister John Amaratunga told parliament today.

"Wele Suda has divulged plenty of information and we are sorry to say that we will have to arrest powerful people of the previous regime," the minister said in response to a question asked by Opposition MP Shantha Bandara.

He asked whether the documents which contain important details divulged by underworld figure Wele Suda had gone missing.

The minister said he was unable to answer that question because he would have to mention the names of certain MPs if he did so.
He said Wele Suda had confirmed that an Opposition MP had obtained Rs.1.2 million from him.

The minister said a bank book had been taken to custody while more documents would be secured in the next few days.

Wele Suda who was abroad at the time of his arrested and brought back to Sri Lanka after the present Government assumed office in January this year

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