Special probe into missing sections on Easter Sunday report

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Cabinet Spokesman and Minister Vijitha Herath yesterday revealed that a special probe is underway to determine how certain parts of the Investigation Committee’s Report went missing, whilst assuring that legal action will be taken against those involved in orchestrating and leading the Easter Sunday terror attacks.

Speaking at the post-Cabinet meeting media briefing, he acknowledged the difficulties in conducting the investigation with evidence and reports gone missing.

“We want to find out why there were irregularities in the previous investigations and take a fresh look at the incident, expose the culprits and bring them to justice,” he added.

Herath claimed that previous investigations failed to identify perpetrators responsible for the Easter Sunday attacks.

“We have initiated a special inquiry to uncover the full truth behind the Easter attacks. We are investigating how certain pages and parts of the report submitted went missing during the process. We are making tough decisions to hold those accountable. The law will be implemented without fail. We are not working to cover anything up. We want to give the people confidence that justice will be served,” he reassured, acknowledging the delays in the inquiry.

Herath said the Government is making tough decisions to hold everyone involved in Easter Sunday accountable.

In April UN asked Sri Lanka to publish parts of previous inquiries into the Easter Sunday bombings that that killed over 280 people, including 45 foreign nationals which had been withheld from the public.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake recently dismissed former State Intelligent Service (SIS) Chief Major General Suresh Sallay after growing demands for accountability in one of country’s most devastating terror attacks.