Democratic Party (DP) leader and former Army Commander Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka said today they would take legal action against the Attorney General over his disrespect for the law of the country.

He said the Attorney General had obtained an interim order preventing the arrest of former defense secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa and an official of Rakna Lanka Pvt Ltd. despite their involvement in a massive fraud.

The Field Marshall asked why the AG was not arrested for preventing the law being enforced against wrong doers.

He said despite the government’s pledge to stop fraud and corruption, it had been unable to do so yet. (Ajith Siriwardana)