Colombo (News1st): DIG Nalaka De Silva who was in charge of the Terrorist Investigations Division appeared before the Criminal Investigations Department this morning (October 18) for the second time.

He is currently being interrogated by the CID over an alarming revelation made by one known as Namal Kumara, Director of the Anti-Corruption Movement Operations.

Kumara alleged there was a plot to assassinate President Maithripala Sirisena and Former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa. He provided a statement to the CID on Monday (October 15).

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