Objective: verify authenticity of Wolverhampton University invitation to former president; AG’s dept kept in the dark
By Ranjith Padmasiri
A five-member Criminal Investigation Department (CID) team has left for the UK to probe the authenticity of the invitation letter allegedly sent by the University of Wolverhampton to former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, but the visit has gone ahead without informing or the instructions of the Attorney General.
The Sunday Times learns that the Attorney General’s Department had been kept in the dark regarding the CID team’s UK visit, and no instructions from the AG had been sought by senior CID officers in charge of the probe prior to the team’s departure.
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