CD containing statements of Vimal, Gammanpila, Dilith, and 6 others to the court

When the case related to the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks was recalled yesterday (19) before the Fort Magistrate's Court, several CDs containing statements alleged to have been made in contempt of court were handed over to the court by the Criminal Investigation Department.

It is said that these CDs contain statements allegedly made by six individuals: former ministers Wimal Weerawansa and Udaya Gammanpila, Member of Parliament Dilith Jayaweera, former secretary to Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Sugishwara Bandara, Asanka Nawaratne, and Mahinda Pathirana.

Meanwhile, the court has ordered that the two police officers currently remanded in connection with the Easter attacks be further remanded until September 02.

In addition, the Criminal Investigation Department stated before the court that an intelligence notebook belonging to the Sri Lanka Armed Forces at the Vavunathivu camp was taken into their custody for investigations related to the said series of attacks. The police have further informed that statements have been recorded from the Lieutenant Colonel in charge of that notebook, and a broad investigation based on that intelligence has already been launched.