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Weapons found in floating armoury are not state owned: Gotabaya
Mar 17, 201512:01 PM
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Weapons found in floating armoury are not state owned: Gotabaya
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Ex-President’s brother and former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday (16) asserted that weapons recovered from the floating armoury in the southern port of Galle are not owned by the state.

 

While claiming that cabinet approval has been granted for the Avant Garde Maritime Services (Pvt) Ltd and the Rakna Arakshaka Lanka (Pvt.) Ltd, Rajapaksa expressed that both local and internationally recognised institutions have obtained its services.

 

The observations were made at the Derana 360° programme.

 

According to the ex- Defence Secretary, the firearms are owned by those international organisations who obtain services of the security firms.

 

He also denied allegations levelled by former Minister Mervyn Silva. Earlier, the ex-Minister accused the former Defence Secretary of being involved in several high profile assassinations carried out in the country in the recent past and also blamed him for creating the ‘white van’ culture.

 

Rajapaksa also dismissed allegations that he was backing the controversial Buddhist organisation ‘Bodu Bala Sena (BBS).

 

Watch the full interview above: 

 

 

 

Gotabaya Rajapaksafloating armouryAvant Garde Maritime ServicesRakna Arakshaka Lanka
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