The Chief Justice is among several individuals named in a complaint filed with the CID over the coup controversy, Minister of Public Order, Disaster Management Christian Affairs, John Amaratunga said.

The CID has also questioned seven people including former External Affairs Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris and Western Provincial Minister Udaya Gammanpila regarding the complaint.

Sri Lanka’s new Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera, on January 15, lodged a complaint with the CID requesting an investigation into the alleged last-minute coup attempt by former President Mahinda Rajapaksa after he lost the Presidential elections. According to Minister Samaraweera he in possession of reliable information that Rajapaksa met with the then Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Foreign Minister G.L.Peiris, Chief Justice Mohan Peiris and Provincial Minister Udaya Gammanpila when results showed he was losing the election,

The CID on the following day sought the Attorney General’s advice regarding the complaint and AG Yuwanjana Wanasundara Wijethilake instructed them to proceed with an investigation as usual.

However, former President Rajapaksa has denied the allegation in a series of tweets and have said that he knew the verdict long before the final official results were released and he has always bowed down to the people’s verdict.