Former MP Sajin de Vass Gunawardena yesterday (8) clarified that he was summoned to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) because one of the calls received by former President Maithripala Sirisena from an Indian number—during the period when warnings were reportedly issued about the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks—had been made from an Indian phone number registered under his name.
Gunawardena appeared before the CID yesterday morning following a summons related to the ongoing investigation into the Easter Sunday terror attacks. Police confirmed that he was called to provide a statement regarding phone calls appearing in Sirisena’s call records that had originated from India.
The development follows former President Sirisena’s testimony that he received several calls from Indian numbers warning of possible terrorist attacks prior to the tragedy. During the analysis of those calls, investigators reportedly found that one number belonged to Gunawardena.
Gunawardena told reporters that his Indian phone number had appeared in Sirisena’s call logs, prompting the CID to seek clarification.