Cabinet Spokesman and Minister of Media Nalinda Jayatissa said that suspect Mohamed Ibrahim had been granted bail by the courts before the current Government came to power, adding that authorities could re-arrest him and produce him before court at any time if required for ongoing investigations.
The Minister made the remarks while rejecting allegations by certain parties that investigations against Ibrahim had stalled.
Jayatissa stated that the bail order had been issued during the previous administration after the court considered submissions made by the Criminal Investigation Department and the Attorney General’s Department.
He stressed that the Government remained committed to ensuring that the masterminds behind the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks, as well as all those who aided, abetted, or provided assistance in carrying out the attacks, are brought before the law and subjected to the maximum punishment available.
“The Government’s objective is to ensure that all those responsible for the Easter attacks, including the true masterminds and those who supported or facilitated them, are swiftly brought to justice,” he said.
