“We have nothing to hide; ask us anything,” JVP tells the IGP

The JVP) has informed IGP CD Wickramasinghe that the JVP has nothing to hide and they would be prepared to answer any question.

It was during a discussion between the JVP and the IGP today (23rd). Information Secretary of the JVP MP Vijitha Herath, Politburo Member Sunil Handunnetti, Attorneys at Law Sunil Watagala and Harshana Nanayakkara also participated in the discussion.

Speaking to the media after the discussion, Mr Vijitha Herath said, “On the morning of the 9th, members of the peaceful struggle in front of Temple Trees and on the Galle Face green were brutally beaten. The attack was carried out by a terrorist group of the People’s Front. After that, agitations were held all over the country on the evening of the 9th. Violence erupted in many places during the night. Houses were set on fire and destroyed. Recently, some government MPs and ministers made a great effort to say that the JVP was behind these incidents. They made various absurd allegations. All these were imposed on the JVP without any evidence or information. We wanted to know the truth of these facts.

We wanted to know from the IGP whether JVP members have been arrested and charged. Also, whether members of other political parties have been arrested and charged in connection with these incidents. It has become clear that most of those accused in these incidents are not members of our party. According to reports from the IGP and other officials, most arrested have no connection with the JVP. They are affiliated with other political parties. There may be some who are with direct connections.

However, in recent days various ministers in Parliament have made allegations against our party. These allegations are completely false. We had the opportunity to resolve this during discussions with the IGP and several senior DIGs. They provided statistics on the number of people arrested by the police. They stated that those involved in the incidents would be arrested without any political differences. They also agreed to investigate allegations of wrongdoing, especially in the list of ministers and MPs. On this occasion, we pointed out that certain things are being done with the aim of hunting down our party members for personal revenge and political revenge. They agreed to look into it as well. We emphasized the need to protect the impartiality of the police. The IGP and the police assured that the relevant investigations would be carried out impartially. We demanded that the law be enforced against those involved in the violence without political divisions and that no absurd allegations be made.

We emphasized that the JVP has not taken any decision regarding such acts of violence and that the JVP members have not been involved in any such acts due to a political decision. We also called on the police to intervene to change the misconceptions that government ministers and MPs are trying to spread.”