Case against Tissa Attanayake

The case against former United National Party (UNP) General Secretary Tissa Attanayake was taken up at the Colombo Fort Magistrate Court today. Police informed the Court that investigation into the incident were concluded and the findings forwarded to the Attorney General for advise. Colombo Fort Magistrate ordered that a reminded be sent to the AG’s Department in order to expedite proceedings of the case. Attanayake is accused of inciting communal disharmony in the run-up to the Presidential Election 2015, by publicising a letter on which the signatures of then Common Opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena and the then Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe were allegedly forged.