JO says Police behind plot to kill MR’s family members
Posted on September 27th, 2018
Sheain Fernandopulle Courtesy The Daily Mirror
The JO was of the opinion that the Police was behind the conspiracy to assassinate former President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his family members, JO member MP Shehan Semasinghe said today.
The CID informed Colombo Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday that the Indian national had claimed that there was a plot to assassinate President Maithripala Sirisena and former President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his family members.
Addressing a news briefing, MP Semasinghe said the Police were seemed to be unconcerned with regard to the spreading speculation on the plot on the lives of President Rajapaksa and his family members.
We saw on Wednesday as to how Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekera attempted to brush aside the widespread plot under the carpet, saying that nothing had yet been revealed in connection to such a plot,” the MP said.
In such backdrop, when several news reports are being published in this regard, we can’t fathom as to why the Police has turned a blind eye,” he added.
He insisted the Government to tighten the security of Mahinda Rajapaksa and look into the matter seriously.
Meanwhile, D. V. Chanaka said both Arjuna Ranatunga and Dayasiri Jayasekara were responsible to the downfall of the Sri Lanka cricket.
We recently heard both of them are accusing to each other on the pathetic state of the Sri Lanka cricket,” MP Chanaka.
It is evident that officials are unduly intervening into the affairs of cricket which has resulted in such a desperate state in Sri Lanka cricket,” he added.
September 27th, 2018 at 6:17 pm
Interesting. So JO is reluctant to point finger at India.
Difficult to believe police would do such a thing given that police FCID and other investigations against Rajapaksas are proceeding at courts and others will be brought to courts soon.
September 27th, 2018 at 11:23 pm
Why should India kill Rajapaksas ? Not a single President done more to please India as Mahinda. Just calculate the total figure of business given to India during his time, including import of cheap Indian cars to award of railway to Jaffana at a very profitable price to many private building developments etc and compare with any other President.
Remember he could have easily got rid of 13A which is worth more than anything.
True they may have helped to defeat him just to teach a lesson though.
It should be UNP plot, if there was a true plot. Some police personnel may be involved.