The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) is questioning 66 individuals who are under custody over the Easter Sunday attacks, Police Spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara said today (May 30).
Issuing a statement, the Spokesman also noted that 21 suspects are currenly being interrogated under the custody of the Terrorist Investigations Department (TID).
Further, 1800 phone calls which were received by the Easter Sunday suicide bombers prior to the attacks are also being investigated by the CID, Mr. Gunasekara said.
This is in addition to the CID's probe into 23 laptops, three computers,138 mobile phones, 30 Hard disks, 12 pen drives and 142 SIMs, suspected to have been linked to the terrorist attacks.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
The 22nd amendment to the constitution dealing with the term of the President has been gazetted by order of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Auspicious times widely followed by candidates keeping with traditions will be taken into consideration by the Election Commission in fixing the date and time for the conduct on the Presidential polls.
The Secretary of the Justice Ministry has been instructed by Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe not to gazette the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution dealing with the Presidential term, until the Presidential elections are held.
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