Gota to be Summoned by CID Within 2 Weeks
A riot broke out at the Welikada prison on 11th Nov 2012 with prisoners having armed themselves after breaking into an armoury there and several policemen including STF commandant were wounded when they attempted to bring the situation under control. In this Welikada prison riot followed by shooting by security forces 27 inmates were dead. Police headquarters sources said, the CID had already questioned and recorded statements from several top officers of the army and police in connection with this incident.
Last week some unidentified gunmen shot at the main witness in the prison riot case Suresh Nandimal’s house at Moratuwa.
Meanwhile, Regional Development Minister Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka recently alleged that former Army commander Jayasuriya was directly involved in the prison riot incident.
Former Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, former DIG Anura Senanayake, former Army commander Jagath Jayasuriya and several top ranking security establishment personnel would be summoned before the CID to obtain their statements with regard to the Welikada prison riot and killings .
Police headquarters sources said, they would inform the former Defence Secretary and other top officials today to be present at the CID within two weeks to give statements with regard to the Welikada prison riot.
