CID questions former Army Major over alleged threat during NPP rally

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Colombo, September 11 (Daily Mirror) - The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has recorded a statement from a former Major of the Sri Lanka Army for allegedly making a threatening statement towards supporters and members of other political parties in a video posted on social media.

Police said that the investigations began after a Member of Parliament lodged a complaint with the CID on September 7, alleging that the individual had made the statement during a National People’s Power election campaign rally.

Several organizations have also filed complaints regarding the statement in the video.

Police said the CID has initiated an investigation and reported the findings to court. Court has ordered that the videotape be sent to the Government Analyst’s Department to verify whether the voice in the video belongs to the suspect.

The suspect, a 47-year-old, is identified as a former Army Major and a resident of Kiribathgoda.

Meanwhile, the National People’s Power has claimed at a media conference that the video has been manipulated, with a fake voice added to the original footage.

Police spokesman DIG Nihal Thalduwa said that the Computer Crimes Investigation Unit is conducting further investigations into the matter.

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Jude Wednesday, 11 September 2024 10:48 PM

People have become very clever with AI. voice dubbing is very common.

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Tissa Fernando Wednesday, 11 September 2024 11:12 PM

NPP tactics.

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sss Wednesday, 11 September 2024 11:39 PM

WARNIG - The politicians nose deep in corruption and their senior officials in the government who also benefited from corruption will do anything beastly to save their back. They see that mutual agreement between the parties that they scratch each others' corrupt backs is going to be over

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Mathusan K Thursday, 12 September 2024 07:36 AM

Rot starts from the head and rightfully so everyone had been sucking the people of Srilanka dry with inefficiency, corruption, nepotism etc.

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Man Thursday, 12 September 2024 10:47 AM

The JVP wanted to set fire to the parliament as admitted by themselves. Wasantha Samarasinghe was asked by the Mount Lavinia courts to be arrested along with Mahinda Wijesingha over swindling money. Not the words but action matters.

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Hyro Friday, 13 September 2024 06:51 AM

JVP wanted to set fire to the parliament

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You Can't Hide Your Lyin' Eyes Thursday, 12 September 2024 08:27 AM

Are we surpised? This has been their way since the 1980s, long before AI and manipulative technologies existed.

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dasarath Thursday, 12 September 2024 08:40 AM

So, if anything goes against the NPP then it is all manipulated, AI generated, conspired by the ruling elite, etc. But if others make a simple statement against them these NPP guys rush to courts. We all know the history of the JVP.

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Katukanna TIssa Thursday, 12 September 2024 10:35 AM

I just cant stop laughing at JVP sympathizers comments here, A dude made a fiery speech, just like most FB or YouTube heroes, but cant take the ownership for his own words ? Don't insult the guy by uttering this is AI or manipulated..

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Krish Thursday, 12 September 2024 11:22 AM

If it is fake, it should be a simple process to identify whether it is or not. So just do the investigation and if anyone is breaking the law arrest them. LIKE A NORMAL COUNTRY. Unfortunately, this is not a normal country. Instead use it gain some political advantage. Who cares about truth as long as you win. That's the political mantra of this country.

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