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Appeal Court prevents TID from recording a statement from Former AG Dappula De Livera

The Court of Appeal on Monday issued an interim order on the Terrorist Investigations Division preventing the arrest or recording a statement from Former Attorney General Dappula De Livera

The Former Attorney General was summoned to the TID on three separate occasions to record a statement with regard to a comment he made over the 2019 Easter Sunday Attacks.

Dappula De Livera had filed an application challenging the decision taken to summon him and record a statement with the Court of Appeal.

It was taken up for consideration by Justice Nissanka Bandula Karunaratne and A. Marikkar on Monday (24)

President's Counsel Romesh De Silva appeared for the Former Attorney General, along with Attorneys Shanaka Cooray and Dimitri Abeysekera.

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Former AG Dappula a no-show at TID on Monday (24)

Sri Lanka's Former Attorney General Dappula De Livera did not turn up at the Terrorist Investigations Division on Monday (24), after he was informed to appear at the TID.

He was summoned to the TID to record a statement with the regard to a comment he made over the 2019 Easter Sunday Terror Attacks.

Police Spokesperson SSP Nihal Thalduwa told News 1st that Former Attorney General Dappual De Livera did not visit the TID on Monday (24).

Former Attorney General Dappual De Livera was summoned to the TID for the third time on Monday (24).

Sri Lanka's Former Attorney General Dappula De Livera was summoned to the Terrorist Investigations Division to record a statement over a comment he made regarding the 2019 April Attacks in May 2021, days ahead of his retirement.

On the 17th of May 2021, Former Attorney General Dappula De Livera said, "There is a Grand Conspiracy with regard to the 2019 April Attacks."

He said that information by the State Intelligence Service with times, targets, places, method of attacks and other information is clear evidence there was a Grand Conspiracy in place.

Counsel appearing for Dappual De Livera, PC commented on the matter after filing objections with the TID.

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