There is no repression of whatsoever.”He noted that the President came to power with a clear mandate to ensure national security. The thrust of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry appointed to investigated the Easter Attacks is that then-government failed to pay attention to national security, he added. In response to the questions raised on mandatory cremation of COVID victims and the reversal of the decision due to the international outcry, the Foreign Secretary said, it was a process based on health and science. He said he has seen stigmatization or marginalization of any community during the government’s COVID response. “Easter bombing was the single most devastating attacks which has taken place in Sri Lanka.”

Source: The Nation March 06, 2021 15:33 UTC