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Rishad to be detained up to 90 days

25 Apr 2021

All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC) Leader and former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen and his brother Riyaj Bathiudeen, who were arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) early on Saturday (24), are to be detained for a maximum of 90 days according to Police Media Spokesman Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Ajith Rohana. Previously, the CID was allowed to detain the two suspects for 72 hours for questioning  while the arrest was based on statements given by witnesses, circumstantial evidence, and scientific evidence collected by investigators. Rishad Bathiudeen and his brother Riyaj Bathiudeen were arrested on charges of aiding and abetting the Easter Sunday attackers. They were taken into custody under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA). The ACMC Leader was arrested at his home in Bauddhaloka Mawatha, while his brother was taken into custody in Wellawatta. Minister of Public Security Rear Admiral (Retd.) Sarath Weerasekera in a statement said they were arrested following an investigation by the CID and the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) into the Easter attack on 21 April 2019. “Accordingly, it has been revealed that he had links with the suicide bombers who carried out the terrorist attacks, and aided and abetted them to earn money for their activities. Although eight extracted files related to the eight incidents of the Easter attacks have already been submitted to the Attorney General (AG), it should be stated that as a result of the ongoing investigations by the Police, the relevant persons will be arrested from time to time after confirmation,” Weerasekera added. Issuing a statement via his personal Facebook page before he was taken into custody, Bathiudeen called his arrest “unjust”.

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