Keheliya claims he offered a statement to CID, not questioned as alleged

Minister Keheliya Rambukwella yesterday said that the CID had recorded a statement from him following a request he made to the Deputy Inspector General in charge of the CID Prasad Ranasinghe through his lawyer former Bar Association President U.R. de Silva,

Responding to The Island query, Minister Rambukwella’s Media Coordinator Indika Polkotuwa said that the former health minister had volunteered a statement with a view to assisting the ongoing investigation. Polkotuwa said the Minister’s lawyer made the request from DIG, CID, in writing.