Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Ashok Abeysinghe has left the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) after recording a 5-hour-long statement. He was summoned to the CID this morning (March 01) to record a statement with regard to his comments on the Easter Sunday terror attacks. The parliamentarian was accompanied to the CID by Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa and several other MPs of the party. A group of parliamentarians from Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) subsequently filed a complaint with the CID against the comments made by MP Abeysinghe. Notices were issued on MP Abeysinghe on two occasions, calling him to appear before the CID to record a statement.

Source: The Nation March 11, 2021 09:11 UTC