The report of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry that probed the Easter Sunday carnage is a useless document as it has failed to address the basic expectations, United National Party (UNP) Chairman former Minister Vajira Abeywardane said.
He was speaking to the media on Sunday.
He said that it is unlikely the victimised parties will be served justice through the report.
The former minister said that what the commission should have done was to thoroughly look into the developments in the Eastern part of the country, but it has not been done.
During the UNP led government, when the attack took place, the local Muslim community had no issues. This is an international problem. The Commission has not even recommended the solutions against this issue, he said.
“After the assassination of former President Ranasinghe Premadasa and Ranjan Wijeratne, we obtained the support of the Scotland and German Secret Services respectively.But the Commission has not recommended any such agency for the Easter attack. It is useless if the Commission is only comparing the election manifestos of Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa,” he said.
“When Ranil Wickremesinghe was in power, Sri Lanka became the best tourist destination of the world. Also soon after the attack on April 21 when the then President was not available in the country, Wickremesinghe suddenly rushed to the Defence Ministry and took over the control to prevent any recurrence of attacks,” he said.
