The former director of the Terrorist Investigation Division (TID) has been arrested today, over allegations that he was involved in a plot to kill current Sri Lankan president Maithripala Sirisena and former defence secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa.
Deputy Inspector General Nalaka de Silva had been questioned for 5 days by Sri Lanka’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) prior to his arrest.
The alleged plot has caused a stir in Colombo, with Sirisena beefing up his personal security detail and reports that he had accused Indian intelligence of involvement.