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Azath Salley arrested due to involvement in Easter Attacks: Sarath Weerasekara

17 Mar 2021

Minister of Public Security Sarath Weerasekara today stated that Azath Salley has been taken into police custody due to his direct or indirect involvement in the Easter Sunday Attacks. He also stated that Salley’s recent statements about the Shari’a law and the State’s law could ignite extremism and would lead to terrorism. The Minister also said that Azath Salley is also responsible for the destruction of a Buddha statue in Mawanella. “We are currently conducting investigations and Salley is being questioned. We will be able to see if he is involved in these extremist acts once the investigation is complete. He has presently been arrested because he was suspected of having a hand in these crimes,” he said.


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