The report also focuses little on those who planned the attacks, those who financed the attacks and those who protected the attackers. “The mandate set by President Sirisena says to look at current or former state officials who are directly or indirectly linked to these incidents. The pages 292 and 293 of the report state that President Sirisena had instructed the Police to arrest NTJ leader Zahran Hashim at the National Security Council. The SLFP also states that the former President had carried out his duties and the report has ample evidence of it. We vehemently refuse the allegations against the former President and reject many of the other recommendations too.”

Source: The Nation February 27, 2021 01:13 UTC