INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A request made by former President Ranil Wickremesinghe to have a discussion with former State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, alias
Pillayan, who is currently in the custody of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) under a detention order, has been denied.Minister
of Public Security Ananda Wijepala confirmed that the former President had made a request to the CID for an opportunity to speak with former
contacted CID officials via telephone requesting that the former President be allowed to speak with the detainee.Public Security Minister
Wijepala clarified that the request was denied on the grounds that it is illegal to speak over the phone with a suspect held in
custody.However, former Member of Parliament Udaya Gammanpila has been granted permission to meet and speak with former State Minister
Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan.It was reported that former MP Gammanpila had made the request to the CID, claiming that he needed to speak
recently allowed to visit the CID and hold discussions with Chandrakanthan.He also noted that the discussion took place in the presence of
CID officers.Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan was arrested by the CID on April 9 in Batticaloa, in connection with the abduction and
obtained a 90-day detention order for further questioning.
