IGP tells UNP MPs assaulted in H’tota to pursue case with AG 

by Zacki Jabbar-May 26, 2014, 10:10 pm

The Inspector General of Police N. K. Illangakoon yesterday told the UNP MPs who were manhandled by UPFA mobs in Mattala and attacked in Hambantota during a fact finding mission they undertook on the 17th of last month, that they could pursue their case with the Attorney General,if they so wished.

Eran Wickremeratne, one of the five parliamentarians who were threatened and man handled by a UPFA mob at the Mattala International Airport and attacked with stones and eggs by a gun wielding Hambantota UPFA Mayor Eraj Ravindra Fernando, at the Magampura Mahinda Rajapaksa Port, told "The Island", that a delegation led by UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake had met the IGP at Police Headquarters, to inquire about the investigations into their complaints. "The other victim MPs Ajith P Perera ,Nalin Bandara and Ajith Mannamperuma were also present .R.Yograjan was not in Colombo yesterday."

The IGP said that investigations were in progress and an interim report along with available evidence had been submitted to the Attorney General,the MP revealed. "While requesting for more time to complete inquiries,the IGP told us that we could also pursue the case with the AG."

Asked, if the UNP would file a separate motion with the AG,he replied that they were considering various options and would take a decision shortly.