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‘Easter Sunday carnage grand conspiracy’: SC assured ex-AG won’t be arrested
Attorney General Sanjay Rajaratnam, PC, yesterday (22) assured the Supreme Court that former AG Dappula de Livera, PC, wouldn’t be arrested over his controversial assessment pertaining to the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks. This assurance was given when a petition filed by the former AG Livera was taken up before the court yesterday morning
De Livera was summoned before the Terrorist Investigation Division (TID) on several occasions, to record a statement on his controversial statement pertaining to an alleged conspiracy behind the Easter Sunday attacks.
The former AG filed a petition on 24 April, asserting that the police were not authorised to question his actions during his tenure as the AG. Such treatment would affect his privileges as an ex-Attorney General, he added. Therefore, the former AG sought an order through the petition, preventing the TID from arresting and recording statements from him.
De Livera is on record as having said that there was a grand conspiracy behind the series of bomb attacks that took place on 21 April 2019, killing 269 persons and injuring over 500 others.
Following the conclusion of bilateral discussions between President Anura Kumara Disanayake and Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, official-level talks between the delegations of Sri Lanka and India commenced this morning (05) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.
Representing the Government of Sri Lanka were Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, Vijitha Herath; Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Anil Jayantha; Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake; Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Dr. P. Nandalal Weerasinghe, along with other senior officials.
The Indian delegation included Minister of External Affairs Dr. S. Jaishankar, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and His Excellency Santosh Jha, High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, along with several other senior officials of the Government of India.
Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, who arrived in Sri Lanka on the invitation of President Anura Kumara Disanayake on Friday [04] night, visited the Presidential Secretariat this morning (05).
The Indian Prime Minister was warmly welcomed by President Anura Kumara Disanayake upon his arrival at the Presidential Secretariat.
Prime Minister Modi is currently on a state visit to Sri Lanka, reaffirming the theme “Friendship of Centuries — Commitment to a Prosperous Future” which symbolises the longstanding ties between Sri Lanka and India. The Indian Premier is scheduled to remain in the country until tomorrow (06).
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The official welcoming ceremony for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was held this morning (05) at the Independence Square in Colombo.
On arrival at the Independence Square the Indian Prime Minister was warmly welcomed by President Anura Kumara Disanayake.
Discussions between Sri Lankan and Indian delegations at the presidential secretariat
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