COLOMBO (Data 1st) – Issuing an announcement the Ministry of Defence has vehemently denounced the accusations made by Channel4 on orchestrating the Easter Assaults.
Contained in the assertion, the Ministry of Defence emphatically asserts that Channel 4 could also be held unequivocally accountable for any shocking actions or repercussions stemming from their unfounded, malevolent, and poorly substantiated
claims made all through the video documentary.
The Ministry of Defence says that the Easter Sunday Assault of 2019 which claimed the lives of nearly 270 harmless souls, together with kids and foreigners watched by Sri Lanka and the Worldwide Neighborhood in horror.
The assertion from the Ministry furthermore contained that all through the wake of this disaster, the Sri Lankan Authorities, its Legal guidelines Enforcement Firms, Safety Forces and worldwide investigation companies launched exhaustive investigations and over time, these investigations, each native and worldwide, have persistently pointed to ISIS-affiliated group members led by Zahran Hashim on account of the architects of this horrifying tragedy.
The Ministry of Defence elements out that the current documentary produced by British Channel 4 tv cooperation audaciously shifts the blame of the Easter Sunday Assault onto Navy Intelligence and Principal Frequent Suresh Sallay, the current Director Frequent of the State Intelligence Service of Sri Lanka.
It furthermore incorporates that the Ministry of Defence is vehemently denouncing the accusation of orchestrating the
assault and serving to the bombers in path of a trustworthy senior navy officer who has served the nation for 36 years.
” Principal Frequent Suresh Sallay served on the Sri Lanka Excessive Fee in Malaysia as Minister-Counsellor from December 2016 till December 2018.”
“He left for India on third January 2019 and returned to Sri Lanka on thirtieth November 2019 after ending the Nationwide Defence Faculty Course in Delhi.”
“This officer was by no means in Sri Lanka in the midst of the interval talked about all through the Channel 4 video documentary.
Moreover, in the midst of the talked about interval (December 2016 to November 2019), this officer was not employed all through the Intelligence and Safety Instruments of the nation, nor did he protect any official obligations in these fields.”
“The Ministry of Defence furthermore reiterates that no terrorists concerned all through the Easter Sunday assault have ever been on the
authorities payroll.”
The Ministry of Defence says that it categorically refutes these outrageous allegations and expresses profound dismay at Channel 4 for promulgating such a malicious and unsubstantiated narrative.
It was furthermore talked about all through the assertion that all through the wake of the Easter Sunday Assault, successive Sri Lankan governments have
demonstrated an unwavering dedication to uncovering the reality. They’ve carried out so by facilitating clear investigations carried out by each native and worldwide knowledgeable companies.
“These investigations together with the meticulous work of the Felony Investigation Division, Counter Terrorist Investigation Division and the Presidential Fee of Inquiry (PCoI), have persistently corroborated the obligation of the novel extremist group for the assault.
Moreover, the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Nationwide Safety has carried out a pivotal place in proposing measures to bolster nationwide safety.
Furthermore, it’s important to underline that the very good investigation carried out by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the USA, together with the subsequent verdict rendered by the US Division of Justice, have reaffirmed the findings of native investigations.
This resounding endorsement from a world investigative agency additional substantiates the accuracy and integrity of the investigation.”
The MOD says that regardless of unwavering and magnanimous endeavours, Channel 4’s myopic and malevolent conduct not solely imperils the very material of Sri Lankan society by sowing seeds of discord nevertheless furthermore shamelessly jeopardizes the standing and security of people that have resolutely upheld their integrity and obligation.
It’s talked about all through the assertion that the Ministry of Defence respects the liberty of expression and upholds the significance of investigative journalism.
The Ministry of Defence on behalf of the Authorities of Sri Lanka has categorically refuted these allegations and reiterates the federal authorities’s unwavering dedication to the reality, justice and the well-being of the Nation.
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