US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Alaina Teplitz refuted all conspiracy theories on the involvement of the US military in the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka.
“Conspiracy theories about the involvement of the U.S. military draw attention away from where it should be focused, which is firmly on the victims and their families,” the US Ambassador said in a special statment.
She called on all Sri Lankans to be unified in the wake of last Sunday’s tragic incidents which shook the country.
“These terrible attacks are the work of a few individuals and not of an entire community,” Ambassador Teplitz pointed out. “Sri Lankans of all backgrounds and faiths have come together to condemn these atrocities. Unity is the most powerful answer to terrorism.”
The Ambassador also noted that expert teams from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) are working with the Sri Lankan law enforcement agencies in forensics and crime scene investigations in the aftermath of the attacks at the invitation of the government.
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.
An interim order prohibiting Deshabandu Tennakoon from carrying out his duties as Inspector General of Police (IGP) has been issued by the Supreme Court.
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