Catholic Church hopeful that Prez will make revelations on Easter Sunday carnage

Earlier, the Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith  threatened to take to the streets if nothing is revealed on the Easter  Sunday attacks before April 21

By Yohan Perera   

Responding to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s  assurance that those who were behind the Easter Sunday bombings would be  exposed before April 21st this year, the Catholic Church in Sri Lanka  expressed hope that he would keep his word.  

“We always called for a proper investigation that moves  smoothly. We believe that investigations are moving effectively, though  it is not an easy task as the bombing actually took place almost six  years ago. We are confident that CID has managed to uncover some  information as to who was behind the attack. We expect that the  government will reveal at least some of the information, though it may be  difficult to reveal everything before April 21. We hope that President  Anura Kumara Dissanayake will keep his word,” Spokesman for the  Archdiocese of Colombo Fr. Cyril Gamini Fernando told Daily Mirror.  

“We don’t know what the government will come out with. We  hope the pledges will be fulfilled,” he added, indicating that there is  some skepticism regarding the matter.   

Earlier, the Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith  threatened to take to the streets if nothing is revealed on the Easter  Sunday attacks before April 21. President Dissanayake said in Matara on  Sunday that investigations on the Easter Sunday bombings are progressing  rapidly, and a few individuals are set to be exposed before Easter this  year.