Former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen was ordered by Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage to be released from a case filed under the Prevention of Terrorist Act allegedly assisting the suicide bombers who carried out the 2019 April 21st Terror Attacks.
The Magistrate made the order following the submissions made by the Attorney General who had pointed out that was insufficient evidence to file a case against the Ex-Minister under the PTA.
Rishad Bathiudeen was arrested on the 24th of April and detained for 111 days for investigations and was later released on bail by the Fort Magistrate's Court.
"They fabricated the charges and ruined me and my community. They came to power accusing me and the entire Muslim community for the Easter Attacks. They also won the elections with the Muslim Community. They remanded me for 07 months unjustly under the PTA and thought that they could win the next elections as well. I repeatedly said in Parliament that these are false accusations, and it was proven in court," he told reporters following his release.
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