Allegation against post election coup is to collapse

n Wednesday, 28 January 2015 

It is reported the investigations conducted by the CID has come to an end since there are no sufficient evidences found to file a lawsuit against the inquiry of its main suspects against the coup held in the temple trees following the presidential election on January 8th. The CID finished taking statements from the IGP, heads of the three armed forces, Chief Justice, Udaya Gammampila, G.L. Pieris and the Attorney General who were presented at temple trees on early hours of the 9th.

Except the Attorney General all others has said that there was no such conspiracy took place at temple trees on early hours of 9th. The Attorney General said on the 9th he received a call at 3.10 am in the morning from the temple trees requesting him to come. He said when he went he saw the former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Chief Justice Mohan Pieris, Udaya Gammampila, G.L. Pieris and Lalith Weerathunga was having a discussion inside a room and when Lalith Weerathunga saw him the latter started to inquire about the provisions of enacting the emergency law regulations.

Then he said he called the Solicitor General Bimma Thilakarathna and spoke to her regarding the public security ordinance bill and briefed Lalith Weerathunga about the situations how and when the emergency law regulations can be enacted. The Attorney General said that he saw the IGP and the heads of three armed forces were presented and he inquired the IGP for any violent incidents reported around the ballot counting centers or for any security problems raised.

The IGP has said there were no security issues and no problems to worry. The attorney general has given a statement when the ex president called him he briefed the president that there is no necessity to enact the emergency law if there is no problems concerned to the security.

Attorney General Uwanjan Wanasundara Wijethilake said there were continuous discussion between the Chief Justice and the politicians and since he is a public servant and an Attoney General there was no ethical or legal obligation for him to be around so he abstained the discussion and stood away.