The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) today (08) informed the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court that a group of politically affiliated individuals, including Wimal Weerawansa, Udaya Gammanpila, and Dilith Jayaweera, are allegedly engaged in a coordinated effort to obstruct the ongoing investigations into the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks.
The CID’s submission was made before Fort Magistrate Pasan Amarasena. It came as the CID filed a motion to inform the court that steps had been taken to admit the former Director of the State Intelligence Service (SIS), Major General (Retd.) Suresh Sallay, who is currently held under detention orders, to the Colombo National Hospital.
During the court proceedings, CID investigating officers said that Sallay has been acting in a manner detrimental to the progress of the inquiry.
The investigators alleged that his uncooperative behaviour is being supported and enabled by external political figures including Weerawansa, Gammanpila and Jayaweera.
The CID further informed the Magistrate that there is reasonable suspicion that this interference is being carried out intentionally.
According to the investigators, the planned obstruction aims to prevent the exposure of previously undisclosed political links connected to the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings.