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FBI, AFP assistance under UNTOC/Palermo Convention 

20 May 2021

By Dinitha Rathnayake    The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) of the United States of America and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) are supporting Sri Lanka to investigate the Easter Sunday terror attacks, as per the provisions of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (UNTOC) or the Palermo Convention, The Sunday Morning learnt. Speaking to The Sunday Morning, Police Media Spokesman Deputy Inspector General of Police Ajith Rohana said that the FBI and AFP support was received through the Convention, which deals with mutual legal assistance in criminal matters. “In any criminal matter, most of the countries agree to assist each other. Especially in the case of the Easter Sunday bombings, the AFP supported us a lot.” The objective of Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act, No. 25 of 2002 as amended is to facilitate the provision and obtaining of assistance in criminal and related matters by Sri Lanka, including the identification of locations and witnesses or suspects. Public Security Minister Sarath Weersekera claimed in Parliament on 19 May that the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) together with the FBI and the AFP are currently conducting an international probe into the Easter Sunday terror attacks.

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