{"id":37237,"date":"2015-01-13T00:31:56","date_gmt":"2015-01-13T05:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=37237"},"modified":"2015-01-13T00:52:20","modified_gmt":"2015-01-13T05:52:20","slug":"mangala-samaraweera-says-sirisena-govt-will-launch-investigation-into-alleged-ttempt-by-mahinda-and-gota-to-stage-a-coup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=37237","title":{"rendered":"Mangala Samaraweera Says Sirisena Govt will Launch Investigation Into Alleged Attempt by Mahinda and Gota to Stage a Coup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By<\/p>\n<p> Dharisha Bastians<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>President Maithripala Sirisena\u2019s new Government will launch an immediate investigation into an alleged attempt by the previous administration to stage a coup d\u2019\u00e9tat on election night.<\/p>\n<p>An investigation into the alleged attempt to cling to power illegally would commence soon after the new cabinet is sworn in, a spokesman said.<\/p>\n<p>Sirisena Campaign Spokesman Mangala Samaraweera said ousted President Mahinda Rajapaksa and former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa had attempted to \u201cperverse the process of democracy\u201d while results were still being counted around the country.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSri Lanka should be proud that public officials and the military came to the rescue of democracy on election night and refused to take part in this conspiracy,\u201d Samaraweera asserted. The UNP MP said that the transition of power on Friday had been anything but peaceful. \u201cA bloodless transition was only possible because of the courage and integrity of the Elections Commissioner and the IGP,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>Samaraweera alleged that top officials of the ousted regime had summoned the army chief, the IGP and the Attorney General in order to inquire about the possibility of stopping the count.<\/p>\n<p>The IGP had insisted that he could not be party to a coup, Samaraweera revealed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe IGP clearly stated that he did not want to be part of a coup and even the Army Commander Daya Ratnayake \u2013 we have found fault with him for his election work for the former President, but he has also stood by the people,\u201d the MP explained. He said the Attorney General had also warned President Rajapaksa that there would be dangerous repercussions if he goes through with his plan.<\/p>\n<p>It was only after he realised public officials and security personnel would not support his plans that Rajapaksa called Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe, Samaraweera charged.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a duty on our part to ensure the truth is revealed to the people about what happened that night. So the first thing is to inquire about it,\u201d he said. Samaraweera said the Government had no hard evidence yet, which was why an investigation was required. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to get a fuller picture of what really took place,\u201d he said. The 2015 presidential election had been one of the most corrupt in the history of the country, the UNP legislator explained, even though polling day had been largely peaceful.<\/p>\n<p><em>Courtesy:DailyFT<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"tweetbutton37237\" class=\"tw_button\" style=\"float:right;margin-left:10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdbsjeyaraj.com%2Fdbsj%2F%3Fp%3D37237&amp;text=Mangala%20Samaraweera%20Says%20Sirisena%20Govt%20will%20Launch%20Investigation%20Into%20Alleged%20Attempt%20by%20Mahinda%20and%20Gota%20to...%20&amp;related=&amp;lang=en&amp;count=horizontal\" class=\"twitter-share-button\"  style=\"width:55px;height:22px;background:transparent url('https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-tweet-button\/tweetn.png') no-repeat  0 0;text-align:left;text-indent:-9999px;display:block;\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Dharisha Bastians President Maithripala Sirisena\u2019s new Government will launch an immediate investigation into an alleged attempt by the previous administration to stage a coup d\u2019\u00e9tat on election night. An investigation into the alleged attempt to cling to power illegally would commence soon after the new cabinet is sworn in, a spokesman said. 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