The Government said today (22) that it refutes that it doesn’t accept the report of the committee led by retired Judge A.N.J. De Alwis, which investigated the Easter Sunday bombings, as it is viewed as politically motivated.

Cabinet Spokesperson Vijitha Herath, during the weekly Cabinet media briefing said that the committee specifically targeted former Senior Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Ravi Seneviratne and former CID Director Shani Abeysekara after their involvement with the National People’s Power's (NPP's) Retired Police Forum.

Herath noted that the NPP's Retired Police Forum was established on 9 June 2024, and the committee was appointed just three days later, on 12 June 2024.

The Minister added that the committee was initially tasked with submitting its report by 15 September, just ahead of the Presidential Election.

“This report was handed over to then President Ranil Wickremesinghe in his resident at Flower Road, Colombo. There was no media publicity for that and they haven’t recorded it either,” Herath said.