Sri Lanka's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is investigating allegations of a secret pact between the common opposition's presidential candidate for the election next month, Maithripala Sirisena and the leader of the United National Party (UNP), Ranil Wickremasinghe.
Both men have had their statements recorded on Thursday, the Island newspaper quoted the police spokesperson, Ajith Rohana as saying.
The allegation was made by the former General Secretary of the UNP, Tissa Attanayake, who crossed over earlier this month to join the government and has since been appointed as minister of health.
"The CID had not yet recorded the statement from Health Minister Tissa Attanayake," Rohana told the Island.
"That the document would be referred to the examiner of questioned documents at the Government Analyst’s Department and the investigations were continuing," the paper quoted the Director of the CID, D. L. Ranaweera as saying.
Both men have had their statements recorded on Thursday, the Island newspaper quoted the police spokesperson, Ajith Rohana as saying.
The allegation was made by the former General Secretary of the UNP, Tissa Attanayake, who crossed over earlier this month to join the government and has since been appointed as minister of health.
"The CID had not yet recorded the statement from Health Minister Tissa Attanayake," Rohana told the Island.
"That the document would be referred to the examiner of questioned documents at the Government Analyst’s Department and the investigations were continuing," the paper quoted the Director of the CID, D. L. Ranaweera as saying.