Easter attacks: Cardinal reveals what President told him

Easter attacks: Cardinal reveals what President told him

The Archbishop of Colombo, His Eminence, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith has called on the international community to extend its support to investigate the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks.

He made the appeal to the Sri Lankan community living in Australia during a discussion held via Zoom technology on Saturday.

The Cardinal has revealed that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has informed him that it was not possible to implement all the recommendations that were made by the Presidential Commission appointed to probe the attacks.

Stating that the attack had not been carried out by a group of 07 or 08 persons, he said there was more to the attacks.

“We need the support of the international community to find out as to who used these 07 or 08 eight persons to fulfill their objectives,” the Archbishop of Colombo said.

Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith pointed out that the President and the present Government had assured that they would deliver justice to those who were affected in the attacks, while he had also assured that the Presidential Commission will continue to probe the attacks when he met the Sri Lanka Catholic Bishops Conference as soon as he came to power.

He further said the President held a telephone conversation two days after the Presidential Commission report was handed over and told him that it was not possible to implement everything that was recommended by the Commission.

“The Commission had recommended that the Attorney General should get intelligence units to carry out investigations on a series of grey areas,” the Cardinal pointed out.

The Archbishop of Colombo said, however, this recommendation has not been implemented, as yet.

courtesy newswire