President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says the greatest tragedy ever carried out to seize political power took place on Easter Sunday 2019.
“It was on Easter Sunday 2019 that the greatest tragedy used to seize power took place,” he said, addressing an election rally in Polonnaruwa today (20).
The President further claimed that the motive behind the investigations into the Easter Sunday attacks over the past five and a half years was to conceal the true masterminds.
“The government that came to power in 2019 — and the one that followed — had no intention of bringing the real perpetrators to justice,” he said.
He added that within six months of assuming office, the current NPP government has taken step-by-step action to ensure accountability and justice for the victims of the Easter Sunday attacks.
Earlier today, the report of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks was officially handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for further investigation.
According to Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala, the report was handed over by the Secretary to the President, following a directive from President Dissanayake. (NewsWire)
