Attempt to assassinate Sumanthiran is a canard by government

February 17, 2017

It is being revealed that the news item stating that former LTTE members were planning to assassinate TNA Parliamentarian M.A. Sumanthiran has been created by the government to fulfil a certain political objective.

The Police Terrorist Investigation Division having information regarding the assassination attempt but the three armed forces and the CID not getting any such information regarding such an attempt by LTTE members or any move to reorganize themselves leads suspicion regarding the news about the assassination attempt.

Also, the three persons arrested at Killinochchi and have been remanded on charges of peddling drugs. A report compiled by the Police Terrorist Investigation Division has been handed over to the IGP but other intelligence services do not accept the information in the report.

There are contradictions among intelligence sections regarding the plan to assassinate Parliamentarian Sumanthiran and as a result it has not been a subject to discuss at the meeting of the Security Council.

As such, there is suspicion regarding the news item about the plan to assassinate Parliamentarian Sumanthiran as a move carried out to fulfil a certain political objective.

It is important to note that the Police Department is under UNP Minister Sagala Rathnayaka while the three armed forces and several intelligence divisions are under President Maithripala Sirisena who is also the President of the SLFP.
The leaders of both SLFP and UNP have been very careful about maintaining eh balance of power between the two parties.
Source: ‘Lanka Irida’