The Inspector General of Police (IGP) has handed over investigations regarding telephone calls received by two members of the Election Commission, asking them to quit the commission and threatening them with death, to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), yesterday (19).
These threats have targeted retired Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) K.P.P. Pathirana and Seneviratne Bandara Divaratne who are members of the Election Commission.
These threats had been made over the telephone to these two members on 18.
Retired DIG K.P.P.Pathirana is residing at Malay Street, Slave Island. An individual, who had said he was the armed leader of the ‘Aragalaya’ had called him on his mobile phone day before yesterday while he was at home and threatened him asking him to quit the Election Commission.
Pathirana in a complaint lodged at the Slave Island Police Station has stated that in addition he had been asked by this individual to engage in arrangements to hold the election.
Seneviratne Bandara Divaratne is resident at Dalupitiya, Kadawatha. An unknown individual who had called him on his mobile phone via WhatsApp had said he was the armed leader of the ‘Aragalaya’ and threatened him asking him to leave the Election Commission.
This was stated in a complaint made to the Kadawatha Police, day before yesterday by S.B. Divaratne.
As soon as IGP C. D. Wickremaratne had become aware of this information, Pathirana said that he had called to find out further details. He also said that the IGP told him that the CID was going to conduct an investigation into the incident.
Election Commission member Pathirana further said that he received the phone call via a local number and that the call received by S. B. Divaratne on WhatsApp had come through the same number.
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