AG directs IGP to probe into import of sword consignment
March 10, 2021 12:45 pm
The Attorney General has directed the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to conduct investigations in the import of several swords, daggers, and other such weapons into the country.
This was in relation to the Writ Application filed by His Eminence Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, stated the Coordinating Officer of the Attorney General, State Counsel Nishara Jayaratne.
Accordingly, Attorney General Dappula de Livera has issued the following instructions to the IGP C. D. Wickramaratne:
I. To apprehend the large consignments of swords, daggers, and similar weapons imported during, before, and after the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks
ii. To identify the places where those weapons may be kept, stored, or concealed
iii. To arrest and take legal action against those who possessed, distributed, and/or imported these weapons
The IGP has been further instructed to submit a complete report on the aforementioned action to the Attorney General before March 26.
When the petition filed by the Archbishop of Colombo seeking an impartial investigation into the import of a large consignment of swords following the Easter Sunday terror attacks, the Court of Appeal, on March 05, directed the Attorney General to present submissions on probes into the incident in consultation with the IGP and the Defence Secretary.
