Catholic church spokesman questioned over info on Easter attack

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COLOMBO — Father Cyril Gamini Fernando, a spokesperson for the Archdiocese of Colombo, was summoned to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Friday (19) for questioning about information he is said to possess on the 2019 Easter bombings.

Fr Fernando told reporters outside the CID premises Friday morning that he had shared what he knew but was sceptical that it would be of any use.

“We have shared what we know plenty of times. But we don’t see there has been an inquiry on that. I don’t know to what extent the statement I made will be useful,” he said, noting that as far as he knows, there is enough information to investigate and to find out the truth and who was behind the suicide bombing, based on information already revealed. “But that is not happening,” he pointed out.

The priest expressed scepticism over the progress of the investigations and claimed it was not an issue with the law, but an issue with those implementing the law.

He said as citizens, they had come when requested and done their duty.

“Personally I’m not confident there will be justice. If it didn’t happen for five years, I don’t think it will because of my statement,” he said, adding “The way I see it, this system must change.”

Fr Fernando is the editor of the Gnanartha Pradeepya, a Sinhalese Catholic weekly published by the church. He was previously summoned to the CID in November 2021.

The Easter attacks, carried out by Islamist terrorists over the course of a few hours on April 21, 2019, killed 270 people including 45 foreign nationals and injured over 500. The incident triggered anti-Muslim violence and also caused considerable damage to the tourism industry and other sectors of the economy.

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa rode a wave of nationalist sentiment in the wake of the attacks, resulting in his landslide victory at the November 2019 presidential election.

However, Rajapaksa was forced to resign less than three years later after Sri Lanka’s economy nearly crashed on his watch.

-economynext.com

 

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[[{“value”:” COLOMBO — Father Cyril Gamini Fernando, a spokesperson for the Archdiocese of Colombo, was summoned to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Friday (19)…

[[{“value”:” COLOMBO — Father Cyril Gamini Fernando, a spokesperson for the Archdiocese of Colombo, was summoned to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Friday (19)…