Somawansa On May day fast

By Lankesh Gooneratne

 2015-05-02

Former Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Leader, Somawansa Amarasinghe commenced a fast at the Independence Square yesterday (1) demanding President Maithripala Sirisena to immediately initiate a probe into the alleged coup attempt of 9 January morning, and arrest those responsible and to bring them before Court without any undue delays.

He added that President Sirisena had himself stated that he had death threats, while he was the opposition presidential candidate and that was the political environment that suffused this country...

... during the previous regime though certain politicians were able to survive the cruel regime of Rajapaksa.
"Even recently there was the incident in which an Army soldier had got unduly close to the President with a pistol in his pocket. That was the third occasion on which the President had been exposed to possible death.

Therefore, if the current President does not expedite the probe in to the coup of 9 January, some third grade person will try todestroy this country .So I am questioning the President of this country whether he is waiting for the fourth time to destroy himself without taking action against those third class people" he added.