Army must be given more powers - Cardinal

Army must be given more powers - Cardinal

The Archbishop of Colombo His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith expressed dissatisfaction at the rate the investigations and search operations are proceeding, following the Easter Sunday suicide attacks targeting churches and hotels. He said the Army has still not been given the required powers to search, arrest and interrogate the suspects. “Although the government claims that the military has been given the power to act, they have only been given the authority to carry out search operations but they don’t have the authority to interrogate the suspects. Then what’s the point in engaging the army? They must be given the power to search, arrest and interrogate and extract information.”