Sri Lanka’s infamous Minister Wimal Weerawamsa has questioned whether the Secretary of the Judicial Services Commission had ‘attacked himself’, reported the Daily Mirror.
Speaking on Thursday the Minister stated that
“The facts surrounding the attack are rather suspicious”
“Why did the man who said there were threats on his life open the door when a man knocks on it? What is the advantage for the government after an assault like this? Who is benefited from this assault? Only those who are politically bankrupt will be the real beneficiaries”
The Minister went on to dismiss all notions that the government was behind the attack instead insinuating that the opposition party was behind the attack. He said,
“Some interested parties are trying to show there is a conflict among the Executive, Legislature and the Judiciary. The attack on the JSC secretary is an example of this kind of attitude. It becomes suspicious when MP Mangala Samaraweera says the government should not apprehend a drug addict in place of the real culprits. How does Mr. Samaraweera know this will happen? Only the people who gave the contract can say things like this.”
Read the ICJ's recent condemnation of the attack here.
Also see more of Wimal Weeramasa's pearls of wisdom below.
A Sri Lankan minister’s wisdom (25 September 2012)
US will take over Sri Lanka warns Weerawamsa (05 June 2012)
SL Minister: ‘Americans are trying to kill me’ (20 March 2012)
SL Minister urges boycott of Google (13 March 2012)
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