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New evidence comes to light against DIG Nalaka De Silva

06 Mar 2019

New evidence has been unearthed against former DIG Nalaka De Silva by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) into the alleged plot to assassinate President Maithripala Sirisena and other VIP's. The CID and the Attorney General’s Department informed court today it had evidence to link Nalaka De Silva to the plot. Director (Operations) of Anti-Corruption Movement, Namal Kumara, had uncovered information of a conspiracy to assassinate President Maithripala Sirisena and former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the alleged conversations that he has had with former DIG Nalaka de Silva regarding the matter and other controversial topics. The former DIG was taken into custody in September based on evidence, he was produced in court today (06) and further remanded till 19 March.


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