Sirisena defends himself once again

Former President Maithripala Sirisena who has been accused by many for not taking timely action to the Easter Sunday attacks in April told Parliament that he had not received any information prior to the attacks in April 2019.

 

However, he admitted that there has been a communication gap as intelligence information had been received by others Sirisena said that if he knew about the intelligence information there were a number of things he could have done including imposing curfew.

 

 SJB MP Kumara Welgama  stood up to refute claims that the parliamentarians were not informed of an impending attack on the Easter Sunday on April, 21, 2019,  and  Welgama said today he had also been informed of such an attack by his Personal Security Officer (PSO).

 

“We all were informed of an impending attack on Easter Sunday in 2019. No one can claim that he was not informed. I have mentioned it in my speech in parliament on April 24 just a few days after the attack. It is there in the Hansard also,” he said.