Gota to be arrested next week

 Sep 19, 2015

Political reports confirm that following the ongoing current investigations the former Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa would be arrested for providing firearms to Rakna Lanka Limited without proper legal mechanism.

Former additional secretary to defense ministry Ms. Damayanthi Jayarathna who gave evidence in front of Presidential commission to investigate grievous crimes accepted that firearms were provided to Rakna Lanka without a proper legal mechanism.

During the investigation it was conformed that out of 3473 firearms only 89 has been issued with legal procedure to Rakna Lanka Pvt Limited. Meantime the former defense secretary appeared today on the 18th in front of the Presidential Commission.

Secretary to the commission Lasil De Silva said that Gotabaya was summoned to the commission to inquire the deployment of workers belong to the Rakna Lanka during the Presidential Election. Lasil De Silva said that the current defense secretary Karunasena Hettiarachchi too reported to the commission.

He said another seven people linked to the Rakna Lanka appeared in front of the commission.