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Alleged threat on Maharaja chief: Mahinda orders probe
A statement from prisoner E.MD.B. Illangaratne was recorded at the Mahara Prisons on Friday after he confessed that he was contracted to harm the life of the Maharaja Group chief.

The CID had obtained an order from the Magistrate to record the statement.
The CID moved to obtain a court order after they recorded a statement of a person who said that he was aware of the threat to the life of the Maharaja Organisation head Killi Rajamahendran.

IGP Chandra Fernando told The Sunday Times yesterday that they were carrying out an in-depth investigation on the death threat to the Maharaja chief.

“We are in the process of recording statements of all those who are involved. I have directed the DIG of the CID Lionel Gunathilake to look in to the matter,” he said.

The Sunday Times learns that the CID also had recorded other statements of persons who were aware about the threat and that they would be questioning other persons implicated in the statements.

The Maharaja chief had personally called the IGP about three weeks ago and brought the matter up with, but no inquiry was launched into the allegation.
However, his statement has not been recorded.

Cabinet spokesman Nimal Siripala de Silva said by Thursday no formal complaint had been lodged. But on Thursday the person who was aware of the threat had made a statement to the CID.

“The President has ordered a high-powered inquiry given the seriousness of the allegations and the fact that they appeared in the newspapers”, Mr. de Silva said.

The inquiry will be headed by DIG CID Lionel Gunatilleke. “Given the seriousness of the allegations, it is necessary for the government to ensure an impartial inquiry and take necessary action, if proven true, without taking into consideration the status of the people involved”, he said.
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