PCoI investigating Easter Sunday attacks summons ex President

The Presidential Commission of Inquiry investigating the Easter Sunday attacks issued a summon to former President Maithripala Sirisena to appear before the Police Investigation Unit on August 26.

Earlier summons were issued to former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, former State Minister of Defence Ruwan Wijewardena and former Minister of Law and Order Sagala Ratnayake to appear before the Commission. Accordingly, Mr Wijewardena has been summoned before the Commission on August 18 while Wickremesinghe and Ratnayake have been summoned on August 21.

The second interim report of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry appointed to probe Easter Sunday attacks was handed over to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on March 20.

The Commission was appointed by the former President Maithripala Sirisena on September 22nd, 2019 to investigate the series of attacks that took place on Easter Sunday the same year and to recommend necessary actions.

The Commission consists of Court of Appeal Judge, Janak de Silva as Chairman and other members of Court of Appeal Judge, Nishshanka Bandula Karunarathna, Retired High Court Judges Nihal Sunil Rajapaksa and A.L. Bandula Kumara Atapattu.