Easter bombing investigations: Committee to study Prez CoI report
Comm. led by SDIG; includes CID’s DIG and Director, TID Director
A four-member committee has been appointed to study the report of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks.
Under direct instructions from President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the final report and all accompanying volumes of the Presidential CoI into the Easter Sunday attacks were formally submitted on 20 April to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
Accordingly, a committee has been appointed under the Chairpersonship of Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police (SDIG) Asanga Karawita to study the investigation report, according to the Police Media Spokesperson, Senior Superintendent of Police Buddhika Manatunga. He confirmed the development during a media briefing. The other members of the committee are as follows: the DIG of the CID, the Director of the CID, and the Director of the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID).
Meanwhile, the committee has established several subcommittees, which are currently studying the Presidential Commission report. Based on the new facts that emerge, fresh investigations will be launched, he noted. Manatunga said that since the investigation report consists of approximately 66,000 to 67,000 pages, the appointed committees are currently analysing the report, and that the relevant investigations will be initiated promptly. Legal action will be taken accordingly against the responsible individuals, he further added.
