Sri Lankan Prime Mnister Ranil Wickremesinghe accused the government opposition of having links to the LTTE, as he ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to interrogate former foreign minister G L Peiris, over remarks made about a discovery of explosives in Jaffna.
The Island reports Mr Peiris was summoned by the Sri Lankan authorities over a statement he made, where he claimed a cache of explosives, including an apparent suicide bomber vest, were due to be sent to Wellawate – a Tamil suburb in Colombo.
Mr Wickremesinghe reportedly ordered the CID to interrogate the former foreign minister, stating his remarks were “of a very serious nature”.
The prime minister also “said that a connection between the LTTE and forces in the South who wanted to sabotage the economy and topple the government could not be ruled out,” continued The Island.
The discovery of the explosives, and the subsequent recovery of a further batch of arms in Mannar the following evening sparked outrage in the South, with the military pledging it was “closely monitoring any terrorist activity”.
See our earlier posts:
Sri Lanka pledges to monitor 'terrorist activity' after arms found in Mannar (01 Apr 2016)
Security ramped up in Jaffna after discovery of explosives (31 Mar 2016)
The Island reports Mr Peiris was summoned by the Sri Lankan authorities over a statement he made, where he claimed a cache of explosives, including an apparent suicide bomber vest, were due to be sent to Wellawate – a Tamil suburb in Colombo.
Mr Wickremesinghe reportedly ordered the CID to interrogate the former foreign minister, stating his remarks were “of a very serious nature”.
The prime minister also “said that a connection between the LTTE and forces in the South who wanted to sabotage the economy and topple the government could not be ruled out,” continued The Island.
The discovery of the explosives, and the subsequent recovery of a further batch of arms in Mannar the following evening sparked outrage in the South, with the military pledging it was “closely monitoring any terrorist activity”.
See our earlier posts:
Sri Lanka pledges to monitor 'terrorist activity' after arms found in Mannar (01 Apr 2016)
Security ramped up in Jaffna after discovery of explosives (31 Mar 2016)