The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the United States of America (US) has confirmed that Naufer Moulavi is the mastermind of the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks, Minister Sarath Weerasekara informed Parliament today.
The Public Security Minister said this, making a special statement on the Easter Attacks after opposition MPs wanted a clarification on the recent statement made by the Attorney General on the Attacks.
In an interview with News1st, Attorney General Dappula De Livera said that “There is a grand conspiracy with regard to the 2019 April Attacks”.
Speaking in Parliament today Minister Sarath Weerasekara said that both Sri Lankan and US investigations have confirmed that Naufer Moulavi is the mastermind of the Easter bombings.
He said Naufer Moulavi has been found to have spread the ideologies and training of the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIS) in Sri Lanka, while he is also accused of setting up training schools in Nuwara Eliya and Hambantota.
Minister Weerasekara added that further investigations are being conducted into 04 Maldivians who are also suspected to be linked to the Easter attacks. (NewsWire)