Former Justice Minister Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe said he was pressurised to take present President Gotabaya Rajapaksa into custody in connection with the Avant Garde case within three to four weeks of forming the government in 2015.
He said that he was instructed to take Gotabaya Rajapaksa into custody by a committee formed comprising former Ministers Dr. Rajitha Senaratne, Patali Champika Ranawaka and Mangala Samaraweera.
He said so while participating in a media briefing at Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) yesterday.
Speaking on the Welikada prison incident, Rajapakshe said he appointed a committee for the first time to look into the Welikada incident and the committee was instructed to carry out its duty independently. He said the political witch hunting of the five year old good governance government is before Commissions by now.