Sajith calls for international probe on Easter Attacks

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka's Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has called for an international investigation into the 2019 Easter Sunday Terror Attacks.

"It is shameful to note that an overseas media investigation is informing the local authorities to trace the masterminds of the Easter Attacks. Don't the rulers have any form of sensitivity to trace the truth," he said while addressing parliament on Tuesday (5).

The Sri Lankan Government is expected to investigate the contents that will be made public via a program by UK's Channel 4 on the 2019 Easter Sunday Terror Attacks, revealed a government minister.

Manusha Nanayakkara, the country's Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment, told Parliament on Tuesday (5) that the Cabinet had discussed the program that made serious allegations, and it was decided to appoint a Parliament Select Committee to probe the contents of the Channel 4 program.

"At the cabinet meeting, a decision was reached on the appointment of a Parliament Select Committee, and the announcement will be made in due course. In addition, the cabinet also discussed seeking international assistance for any investigation, when necessary. The government will not take a step back from implementing such measures,' he told the house.

However, the Minister also raised concerns over the timing of the said video by Channel 4, noting that whenever a UNHRC session or UN General Assembly is to take place, such programs are released by Channel 4 ahead of those events.