Sri Lanka, Feb. 17 -- Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Ananda Wijepala stated that the area in Akuregoda, where Attorney-at-Law Buddhika Mallawaarachchi and his wife were recently shot and killed, is not a High Security Zone.

Emphasizing that this was an isolated incident, the Minister asserted that it poses no threat to national security.

Minister Wijepala also expressed his condolences to the families of the deceased lawyer and his wife.

Responding to a question raised by Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa in Parliament today (17), the Minister further noted that attempts were being made to portray this incident as a blow to national security.

He maintained that the homicide should not be viewed as a threat to t...