Political influence thwarted Zaharan Hashim’s arrest – witness

COLOMBO (News1st): The arrest of April 21st terrorist attacks mastermind Zaharan Hashim had been thwarted to a certain extent due to political influence, former defence secretary Hemasiri Fernando said Saturday. In a testimony at the presidential commission probing last year’s April 21st attacks, Fernando pointed out that certain political factors had negatively impacted certain security-re...