My imprisonment was an act of political revenge: Premalal
Posted on September 8th, 2020
Ajith Siriwardana and Yohan Perera Courtesy The Daily Mirror
Ratnapura District MP Premalal Jayasekara said yesterday he was convicted on false charges levelled against him by the yahapalaana government to take political revenge from him.
In his maiden speech in Parliament he said he was sent to jail for a crime he did not commit.
My conscience knows that I am innocent. I have been engaged in clean politics. I have not been engaged in any fraud or corruption during my political career,” he said.
The MP said it was the yahapalana government and the then justice minister and the CID who were behind the moves to put him behind bars.
He said CID headed by its Director Shani Abeysekara manipulated the investigations against him for political reasons and filed false allegations.
The MP said CID officials who were behind moves against him should be investigated and arrested.
September 9th, 2020 at 5:00 am
Until his innocence is proved by the courts, he should be in remand not in Parliament. He should have not being nominated to seek membership at the last elections.