There is nothing to hide about the discovery of weapons in Jaffna last week, Defense Secretary Karunasena Hettiarachchi said.
Hettiarachchi said so addressing the media following the opening of The Civil Security Department's first apparel factory yesterday at Anuradhapura Rambewa Town at cost of Rs. 5 million. The defense secretary said the uniforms required for nearly 40,000 members of the Civil Security Department would be manufactured at the Rambewa apparel factory.
He said that in future a few more apparel manufacturing plant will be opened in the country.
Defense Secretary Hettiarachchi vehemently rejected the statement of former minister Prof. G. L. Peiris regarding the detection. Prior to this detection, in the recent past the forces and the police recovered nearly 10,000 weapons in the North. No one raised any question nor criticized such detections, he said.
"There is no necessity for me to hide the facts," the defense secretary reiterated. He also denied former President Mahinda Rajapaksa's statement a few days back that as a result of hiding the truth of the discovery of the arms haul in Chavakachcheri by the government, the gossip was spreading.
"Today the media don't have top thrilling slogans to create attractive and hot headlines. On the other hand the government was not spreading any gossip. Also we are not prepared to disclose everything relating to incidents which can damage or harm the on going investigations and this too for the sake of National Security," the defense secretary emphasised.
Civil Security Director General Chandrasena Pallegama, Deputy Director General, Rear Admiral Shamal Fernando, Anuradhapura CSD Commander W. W. M. P. S. Wijekoon (RSSP) also present.
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