Ex-President reveals how he plans to pay Rs. 100 million compensation

 

Former President Maithripala Sirisena says that he will have to pay the compensation ordered by the Supreme Court in relation to the Easter Sunday attacks, by collecting funds with the help of his close friends.

Joining an event held in the Nittambuwa areas Sunday (Jan.15), the former president expressed that he is not a person who is rich enough to pay an amount of Rs.100 million in compensation.Spiking out for the first time with regard to the verdict of the Supreme Court, he said: “… the first thing is to respect the law.I am a person who bows my head to the court’s decisions,” he said.

Former President Sirisena mentioned that he was abroad and receiving treatment at a hospital in Singapore, at the time of the Easter Sunday attacks, adding that none of the officials of the security forces notified him regarding the matter, despite receiving intelligence information in advance.