Special Police protection has been availed to the brother of Annika Wijesuriya in the wake of death threats received by the family.

At the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) hearings this week it was revealed that Annika Wijesuriya had left the country due to death threats received to the family.

The death threats had reportedly been made by Shanil Nethicumara, a close relative of former Minister Ravi Karunanayake.  

Evidence given by Annika Wijesuriya before the PCoI implicated the then Foreign Affairs Minister Ravi Karunanayake in the Central Bank Treasury bond scandal.

The revelations caused the Minister to publicly resign from his portfolio on August 10.