A special unit will investigate the complaint made by Pivithuru Hela Urumaya General Secretary on the directions of the IGP.
Upul Nishantha of the Pivithuru Hela Urumaya had lodged a complaint at the Police headquarters on December 9 stating that a representative of the ‘Purawesi Balaya’ Saman Ratnapriya had made a statement on or around December 6 at a media briefing which could cause a clash within the country and that his statements are a threat to national security.
IGP Pujith Jayasundara had forwarded the complaint to the special investigation unit for investigation. The special investigation unit had recorded a detailed statement from the complainant yesterday and statements from several others too.
In addition, under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Penal Code the findings were notified to court under case number B3816 at the Colombo Magistrate’s Court No 4. The court also issued order to obtain unedited footage of the said press conference from television channels. Police said investigations are being carried out on the directions of the IGP.
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