Sri Lanka, Sept. 10 -- Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, stated that the best course of action for the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) would be to hand over their associate, Sampath Manamperi, to the Police and fully support the ongoing legal process. He emphasised, "That is what genuine accountability requires. Simply cancelling his party membership is not enough."

The Minister revealed that Sampath Manamperi had previously served as a Police constable and, for a brief period, as an intelligence officer. He has also been identified as a suspect in the assassination of MP Raviraj.

Addressing the weekly Cabinet press briefing yesterday (9), Dr. Jayatissa further disclosed that following recent raids in Middeniya, t...