(UTV | COLOMBO) – Parliamentarian S. M. M. Muszhaaraff has condemned the arrests of Parliamentarian Rishad Bathiudeen and Riyaj Bathiudeen.
Leader of the All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC) and his brother were arrested by the CID under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) on early Saturday morning (24).
“It is better a 100 guilty persons should escape than one innocent person should suffer”
According to the unsubstantiated allegations made by His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith against MP Rishad Bathiudeen, if an innocent person is punished, the Cardinal must accept the sin.
— SMM Muszhaaraff (@Muszhaaraff2020) April 27, 2021
In a Twitter post, ACMC Parliamentarian Muszhaaraff said “It is better a 100 guilty persons should escape than one innocent person should suffer.”
“According to the unsubstantiated allegations made by His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith against Parliamentarian Rishad Bathiudeen, if an innocent person is punished, the Cardinal must accept the sin,” he added.
Police Spokesperson, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Ajith Rohana said that the former Minister and his brother were arrested at their respective residences over allegations of aiding and abetting the suicide bombers of the Easter attack.
DIG Rohana said that they are currently being questioned in this regard by the CID and allowed to be detained for 90-days.
