(UTV|COLOMBO) – The Government has diminished the threat posed by terrorists by 99 per cent, the Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, Retired General Shantha Kottegoda reaffirmed on Wednesday (29).
Testifying at the Parliament Select Committee (PSC) investigating the Easter Sunday terror attacks, Kottegoda admitted that sharing of intelligence information needs to be strengthened, as lapses and lack of a systematic coordination may have led to a breakdown in sharing of information.
The PSC to investigate into the terror attacks convened for the first time yesterday.
Parliamentarian Dr. Jayampathy Wickramaratne filled in as Chair of the meeting as the Committee Chairman as Deputy Speaker Ananda Kumarasiri was unable to attend the meeting. Dr Rajitha Senaratne and M. A. Sumanthiran were also absent for yesterday’s session.
Parliamentarians Professor Ashu Marasinghe, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, Rauff Hakeem, Ravi Karunanayake, and Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka were present at the meeting.
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