Defiant and combative after questioning by investigators, Namal Rajapaksa accuses the government of using the CID to mask its own failures, vowing to face any inquiry while challenging authorities to answer unresolved questions on drugs, corruption, and broken promises.
Opposition MP Namal Rajapaksa delivered a fiery response after giving a statement to the Criminal Investigation Department, accusing the government of attempting to shift blame for its own incompetence by repeatedly summoning opposition figures. Speaking to the media, Rajapaksa rejected allegations linked to drug related intelligence reports and container leaks, insisting that the responsibility lay squarely with the current administration.
“They are asking about the pictures they took of me recently. But I clearly said that even though there was an intelligence report that there was drugs in two containers, it was not me who leaked it. We were not in government at that time, and 323 containers were leaked not by our government but by this government. There is no point in bringing us in and questioning us to cover up the mistakes of this government,” Namal Rajapaksa said.
He explained that investigators showed him photographs of his recent public activities, including attending an Advanced Level seminar and a political meeting, and questioned him on those movements. Rajapaksa described the line of questioning as irrelevant and politically motivated.
Mr. Namal Rajapaksa further commented,
“I reminded you of one thing. The verdict regarding the murder of a woman named Premawathi Manamperi from our village. In that verdict, the Honorable Court clearly stated that no matter what advice a higher official gives, if it is wrong according to one’s conscience, implementing that mistake is not an excuse for taking advice and implementing it. Therefore, it would be good if these officials also kept those things in mind and worked. Organized crime must stop. Drugs must stop in this country. But if organized crime is stopped to protect an organized criminal group that is being nurtured by the government, if the two containers that were smuggled by the government were knowingly smuggled containing drugs, and if you are asking us in the opposition about this, then what is the point of this government?
We will come whenever you ask us to come. I, my mother, my father, I will bring even the dog with the ninety pound chain. But you must fulfill the promises you made to the people. If you bring us here and try to scare us, we cannot shut our mouths.
Please stop the coal scam, stop the attempts to distort the minds of sixth grade students, and stop deceiving graduates by promising jobs and dragging future teachers into politics. We are not keeping our mouths shut about this.”
Rajapaksa went on to accuse the government of damaging the reputation of the police to cover political failures, while insisting that his political journey with the people cannot be halted through CID or FCID summons.
“I answered every question asked. But the real questions remain unanswered. Who dumped the two drug containers, who released container 323, where is the ice factory in Nuwara Eliya, and who transported drugs to Homagama and Middeniya,” he said.
Reaffirming confidence in the judiciary, Rajapaksa challenged the government to deliver on its high profile promises, including recovering billions allegedly hidden abroad and confiscating luxury assets. “There is no blood on our hands. We have done nothing wrong. We trust the judicial system,” he declared.
