UNP ask govt. to reveal Salley’s comments against the state
May 7, 2013 12:16 pm
If former CMC member
Azath Salley dies, the responsibility will fall directly on the Rajapaksa government,
UNP MP and General Secretary Tissa Attanayake stated while adding that whatever
comments that Salley had made against the state should be revealed at once.
He said that it has
been rumoured that a injunction order will be given in order to prevent the media
from reporting on Salley’s issue while he raised a question as to how Salley
was arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism Act if he is accused of
financial fraud.
Speaking at a press
conference held today (May 7) in Colombo, Attanayake said that the arrest of Salley
was condemned by the Asian Human Rights Commission and was clearly an act of
political revenge.
He also questioned
the government on protecting known terrorists such as Kumaran Pathmanathan
alias KP who was involved in the assassination of Rajeev Gandhi.
