CID launches probe into MP Rajapaksa’s Law College exam

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Colombo, Feb 14 (Daily Mirror) - The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has launched an investigation into allegations surrounding MP Namal Rajapaksa's participation in an examination at the Sri Lanka Law College.
Police said the Citizen’s Movement Against Fraud, Corruption, and Waste filed a complaint with the CID, citing irregularities in Rajapaksa’s exam as highlighted in an interview broadcast on the 'Bostonlanka' social media network.
The acting Inspector General of Police has directed the CID director to thoroughly investigate the matter under the Criminal Procedure Code.

Comments - 54

Kinza Majid Friday, 14 February 2025 12:47 PM

Why don't you people just stop and think for a moment and do something worthwhile for a moment? Why don't you try and bring some investments in without trying to divert attention away from the truly important matters like the dire economic situation and the stalling of development plans? This is not the purpose why majority of the voters sided with you - yes corruption should be investigated, but that's should never be the main news! Just read backwards - all we have except for investments going out or electricity issues are news about you people going behind Rajapakshe's without having any success at all. You try to hoodwink people by talking about 59 million of Rajapakshe money after accusing them of stealing 400 billion USD!! Don't think that all are morons!!!

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Aela Friday, 14 February 2025 02:27 PM

True, the new govt has to tackle more important matters relevant to the public but equally certain pending cases should also be followed to prevent the previous set of rogues who are just waiting to come back again.

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PATIENCE WILL BE REWARDED, STAY THE COURSE. Friday, 14 February 2025 03:06 PM

KINZA. INVESTMENTS DO NOT COME INTO ANY COUNTRY LIKE DONATIONS AND OR FROM COUNTRIES THAT HAVE AN AGENDA THAT WILL MOVE FORWARD IF THEY INVEST. REAL INVESTORS HAVE TO STUDY SEVERAL SITUATIONS AND DATA, DO THEIR OWN FEASIBILITY STUDIES AND A WHOLE HEAP OF IMPORTANT DECISIONS TO MAKE. JUST BECAUSE A NEW GOVT COMES IN, DOESN'T MEAN TO SAY FOREIGN INVESTORS ARE READY TO JUMP IN AND INVEST BILLIONS. NOOOO IT NEVER WORKS THAT WAY, THERE IS FIRST A NEED FOR COUNTRIES/INVESTORS TO COME IN DEPENDING ON WHAT THEY WANT TO INVEST IN ETC, NO INVESTOR SIMPLY JUMPS IN AND COMMITS TO X AMOUNT OF $$$ FOR THIS PROJECT. TIME WILL TELL, WE THE PEOPLE NEEC TO BE PATIENT. WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY ARISES THE GOVT WILL LAUNCH INVESTIGATIONS NO MATTER IF BIG OR SMALL, AS WE MAY COME INTO INFO AND OR TIMES WHEN CORRUPTION IS INTERTWINED WITH ANOTHER MATTER THAT COMES UP ( GENERAL ASSUMPTION). ANURA AND NPP HAVE BEEN HANDED OVER A PICKLE WITH 100S

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Know All Friday, 14 February 2025 05:09 PM

What makes you think the govt is not tackling the more important matters along with their main manifesto condition of looking into past crimes and wrongdoings. The latter is news because it is public consumption but the more important matters are being done silently in the background. Wait patiently till June.

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Dilakshan Seneviratne Friday, 14 February 2025 05:41 PM

Firstly, News is not created by government. Investors don’t just fly in. Land and infrastructure is needed to be set up. Previous governments did nothing except trying to make a buck. New government is working on these and setting things up. Legal aspect is going on in parallel. If some don’t understand these things well what can one say?

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Dr Tissa Fernando Saturday, 15 February 2025 06:54 AM

Halo Dilkushani, any investments brought in by the NPP government, so far nothing. They intact protested against many investments in the past. This AKD is doing a teledrama. His ministers are just actors , recently we saw one guy visiting a burnt factory at Horama and then holding a fire horse for the camera.

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Pam Friday, 14 February 2025 05:53 PM

Your comment is not only delusional but also dangerous. The best way to install investor trust is to bring the perpetrators of massive corruption to justice. They must first clean clear out the surface before laying down the foundation. You sound like someone still sour about the people you supported losing the election. The kind of views you're peddling will only keep the country in the same muddy hole it's been in since Independence.

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Avanka Perera Friday, 14 February 2025 07:05 PM

you are slave of Rajapskahs, our money was robbed and the Rouge Namal Rajapaksha using public money copied and passed the law exam depriving genuine students we voted for this government to investgate and take action agaist these rouges if thisnk its waste you are a sinnner.

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Appuhamy Saturday, 15 February 2025 10:01 AM

Who said that investments can be brought just like buying a toffee from a shop? You need firstly a strategic plan based on Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats analysis (SWOT) to decide as to what the best options of foreign investments for Sri Lanka. That no government can do in just 92 days after being elected. If you rush too much may end up with few investments which may not be beneficial to the country and people. Also in bringing investments MOU has to be signed between Sri Lanka and the other nations. You know already one MOU was signed three days ago between UAE and Sri Lanka. What Kinza has is akin to guests who are at a homecoming of a new couple just few days after marriage asking, Where are Babies?

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Lalla Sunday, 16 February 2025 11:00 AM

Genuinely interested investors will not invest in countries with corrupted politicians. It is important to uncover such powerful people as an examples to future generations...

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Gamini Friday, 14 February 2025 12:47 PM

Very simple, apart form who wrote the exam, check if there is any evidence like attendance sheet of this fake lawyer ever attending law college. If he had attended law college, surely he should be having batchmates-there seems to be none

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Hubert Silvapulle Friday, 14 February 2025 03:15 PM

I am with Gamini's comment. Spot on. Check his attendance. Check if he had enrolled at the Law college. Ask who are his classmates. Who was the Principal and staff when he was a student. When he gives the names check with the staff. They will surely remember him as he was the son of the President.

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Unuth ekai Munuth ekai Friday, 14 February 2025 05:45 PM

Before elections everyone shouted hoarse about BR, Mr Udayangas MIG deal etc and about GR ruining the economy. But now since they have taken a back seat and is not a threat to the government they are targeting the younger Rajapakses. So it is not about the country's wealth but who is our (NPPS) biggest headache at elections.

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Mohamed Adham Saturday, 15 February 2025 12:14 PM

You must be in delusion if you think that the jarapaksas are a headache during elections. Didnt you get the results of both the elections held recently ?????

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Priyanee Wijesekera Friday, 14 February 2025 12:47 PM

They should also find out why the judges of the Supreme Court did not take action on the complaint made on this matter

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Dilakshan Seneviratne Friday, 14 February 2025 05:47 PM

Who should find out? Previous governments dared not to investigate anything, where their henchmen were involved, that is the reality. That has changed now.

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Monitor Friday, 14 February 2025 01:12 PM

Another case opening and never going to see an end as usual as many other cases. Files and files, all over files.

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Lanka Friday, 14 February 2025 01:43 PM

It is not about personal matter of any politicians but rather it’s all about national integrity in education and we are blessed country to have such a beautiful education system and it is well designed and cohesive education system we have in the greater interest of this country: to damage that education system with any false or crook manner with a political influence is an insult in our education system and it’s done to inflict harm and damage in our education so, judges must read this from this perspective: our education system has been from primary to PHD level to appreciate and recognise the talent and skills and knowledge: that is a universal principle in education: smarter and higher intellectual with good IQ in any field is given a recognition and appreciation: yet to damage this scrutiny of education to find the most qualified person in any examination is immoral and unethical: if he has tired to get his PHD from back doors he must be accountable to this and yet his wish ,,,

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TKD Friday, 14 February 2025 04:21 PM

"blessed country to have such a beautiful education system" You must be joking.. people from this education system only ruined this country. Go back and critically analyse what happened to Sri Lanka from independence.. its the so called educated elite that ruled the country that created this mess.. I am not talking just about the politicians.. but the educated bureaucrats, doctors, engineers (e.g. CEB).. all these are educated people!!!

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Football made in Arshikland Friday, 14 February 2025 01:46 PM

NPP still smarting over Speaker's hora certificate embarrassment looking for a goal to equalise.

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Dilakshan Seneviratne Friday, 14 February 2025 05:43 PM

Many goals have been scored since. Is that all you have as a negative? Right, it is a negative.

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Dr Tissa Fernando Saturday, 15 February 2025 10:40 PM

Hello Dilkushani, what goals, so far, I have seen some,AKD stopping the car on the toad to talk to some street kids, some ministers doing the cleaning, some ministers holding the fire horse, prime minister going to super market, opening the roads in high security zones to allow future terror attacks in case another party comes into power. AKD visiting some vpuntries and bringing nothing but media Pacha show.

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Tilak Friday, 14 February 2025 01:54 PM

How many years is a law degree in SL ? Check his enrollment and graduation date. During this period he was a MP. So where did he attend law college?

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Collusion Saturday, 15 February 2025 01:43 AM

I am sure he used USAID to bribe the invigilators and the Law College administration, Supreme Court judges to pass the examination. This definitely needs investigation.

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Nimal Friday, 14 February 2025 02:05 PM

Finally, the wheels of justice are turning!

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Lankan Friday, 14 February 2025 02:18 PM

Strip his lawyer qualification and restart him from grade 1 again.

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Ravi John Friday, 14 February 2025 02:19 PM

This SOB does not have the basic fundamental knowledge on criminal law all he know the jungle law practice by MR and his clowns

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EMILY JOACK Friday, 14 February 2025 02:25 PM

Namal looks worried now no big mouth anymore

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Dr Tissa Fernando Friday, 14 February 2025 09:14 PM

Yes , this is the way to stop him from crying out and this is the Comrade way.

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Dilakshan Seneviratne Saturday, 15 February 2025 11:39 AM

Nicaraguan doctorates also need to be checked?

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A Supporter of SLPP Friday, 14 February 2025 02:48 PM

Although NPP leaders boasted during the election campaign that when they get power, they will bring charges against Rajapaksas for stealing US$ 50 billions. They also said they will bring charges for aiding and abetting attackers of Major General Janaka Perera and his wife and 28 politicians and civilians in October 2008 at Anuradhapura and also Easter Attackers in April 2019. NPP leaders also said they will bring charges for killing of Lasantha Wickematunga and Thajudeen and many others. The NPP Government is hopelessly short of gathering evidence for those acts. Now to cover their faces, NPP Government is taking charges such as money laundering of Rs. 15.0 million by Namal and 4 others (Rs 3.0 million for each person) and the way Namal did his exam in the Law College. NPP leaders will not be able to prove any of these charges in the courts either.

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Priya Sirisena Friday, 14 February 2025 02:58 PM

This is very straight forward case for CID start investigation from the Principal Law College who welcomed him at the exam no need of wasting time cancel his bogus law certification minimum sentence for this type of offence is 10 years RI

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J A Friday, 14 February 2025 03:03 PM

After President's speech at the World Governments Summit 2025 in UAE, it would be necessary to investigate the qualifiations of all our important politicians.

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Terrence K Friday, 14 February 2025 03:38 PM

By the government probing unncessary individual achievements of politicians this is going to have a backlash when a new government comes into power and there won't be an end to this childish nonsense. My question is that professionals who have proved themselves are appointed at various levels of the Universities, Law colleges etc and there is a board who adjudicates all these activities and if there was something wrong this should have been brought to light at that time. By getting a complaint filed by members who curry favour with this government to gain some satisfaction it should be stopped. This could recur to the present day politicians as well in power once they lose their power where a complaint could be made that the Thesis was done through plagiarizing of PHD's obtained of the students in the past and the qualifications will be downgraded. Jealous people are the one's who want always to create trouble for others but they little realize when the "Bell Tolls for Them"

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nihar mohamed Friday, 14 February 2025 03:47 PM

The only thing this government can do and should do is bring these kind of culprits to justice. As a matter of fact, there is very little the government can do with relation to economy and other matters. But getting rid of these kind of goons and thugs out of the way is national priority. The Rajapakshas and thier Rogues aids destroyed our economy/ lifted racism to a new level and demolished what a decent society calls accountability. So this government should try them in courts of law / police and wherever possible to get the robbed money/assets and hold them accountable for all the crimes they have committed. If the only thing this government does is this... Masses will be more than happy and would keep them in power for time to come.

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Vadivelu Yogaratnam Friday, 14 February 2025 04:08 PM

Blardy good if true shows how far Rajapaksa have corrupted the country.

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Tilak Friday, 14 February 2025 04:25 PM

Probably that is why he is visiting the US ambassador today

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Sam Friday, 14 February 2025 04:32 PM

Get the paperwork to check the hand writing and during his school very simple the matter will be solved. Get a hand writing expert to check his hand writing.

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K. Ranaweera Friday, 14 February 2025 06:42 PM

Namal said that he did not wrote the examination alone in a secular place. That is true . He wrote the examination , in a separate room with one Mr. Rodrigo who was the head of the law college at that time. Then any one can easily imagine what has happened.

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Dr Tissa Fernando Friday, 14 February 2025 07:14 PM

Why don't you check his DNA to see if he is actually MR's son, why not check his marriage certificate to see if it is a fraud, why not check his body if he has got any communicable dangerous disease, why not spend the whole 5 years focusing on this family and spend all government resources for this and then publish everything for the amusement of voters. Forget about all other economic issues or developments. Just focus on this family and bring back the money they have stolen which NPP said they know where it is hidden. AKD and his MPs said USD18 billion will be brought back.

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Success from Failure ( Kail Rajah) please do not mention my name Friday, 14 February 2025 08:52 PM

At STC in the late 40's and early 50's, I failed Tamil in the SSC, twice. Had to leave school at age 17. I know of a class-mate who failed the SSC in Tamil, but passed it a year or two later, taking it privately. His father got another person to sit for the exam and he got a Credit. So cheating is not new, getting caught is. (only because he is the son of a famous man)

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Sahodarayo Sangamaya Friday, 14 February 2025 09:46 PM

Why not check how ex speaker Ranwala claims and Engineering Degree and a PHD from Uni in Japan

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CD Friday, 14 February 2025 10:47 PM

I am in favour of investigating any corruption. Creation faith and trust will take years but it has to be tackled from all angles so good on you government. Having said that why is the biggest crook the father still sitting pretty ? Given what he stole surely he must have left a trail somewhere? Keep going AKD reform isn’t a dish cooked in minute and every ingredient matter

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Russell Harmmer Saturday, 15 February 2025 12:35 AM

Good show, now Namal is trapped very badly for cheating the public and cheating himself showing that he is a Lawyer. If he has a backbone, tell Namal to produce his GCE (Ord. Level) Exam result sheet to the media? No he did not get through his GCE O/L, believe me.

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H.M. Ratnayake - Former Chef of Mahinda Saturday, 15 February 2025 02:37 PM

Yes you are correct. Namal did not get through his O/Levels then how comes he sits for the Law exam. The whole world knows that Mahinda arranged a Senior Lawyer paying him 15 million to write the exam on behalf of Namal. Now that Lawyer too is missing in action. See how Rajapakshe murderers can do anything throwing their looted money.

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Andrew Silva Saturday, 15 February 2025 07:19 AM

Poor guy this chap has so many complaints against him by the CID for so many offences Eg. Law Exams, Money Matters Like Bribes, Misappropriation of funds, Murder, Rape ect-ect. He will have to sit for a special exam to cover all these matters.

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A Supporter of Justice Saturday, 15 February 2025 07:40 AM

This is just another act that NPP Government is doing to show the people in Sri Lanka that it is doing something against Rajapaksas who stole huge amount of public funds and murdered political and personal enemies. Although NPP leaders had promised to do something against Rajapaksas before the election, it has not been able to do anything against them so far.

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A Supporter of SLPP Saturday, 15 February 2025 10:38 AM

This action shows how much bankrupt is NPP leaders. When they campaigned during elections they boasted that they will catch all the political robbers and the political criminals. Spending so much time and money and time to find if a certain person has passed the final Law Examination in a fair manner 10 years after the exam is ridiculous. This action also that the NPP government cannot find any other action wrong with former politicians. If NR comes out clean, NPP will totally lose any thrust placed on them by people.

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Curious Being Saturday, 15 February 2025 11:49 AM

What's done in the dark always comes to light! Yeah.

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Soori Maripalan Saturday, 15 February 2025 03:00 PM

How about Hora Sataka?

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Ima Saturday, 15 February 2025 06:15 PM

His lazy ignorant youngest brother has two Ph.d s,one on Mathematics from Colombo university,

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EMILY JOACK Saturday, 15 February 2025 06:15 PM

if found guilty ,publish in all newspapers in all language so people rich and poor know . if not we all regret appointing NAMAL as a minister now and for ever, remember MAHINDA and his brothers

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ROHINI Saturday, 15 February 2025 08:56 PM

Namal needs to reveal his education records. 1.GCE O LEVEL RECORD 2.ENTRY INTO LAW SCHOOL 3.QUALIFICATION TO APPEAR FOR THE FINAL EXAMINATION. A CLEAN SLATE IS WHAT HE NEEDS. CAN HE DO IT? Probably he needs his dad's help to do this. Dad is no longer in power. He is driven to be in a situation where His voice is muffled . Namal is in the deep end with no skills of survival.. Karmic forces in action.

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GULUBAI Monday, 17 February 2025 01:26 PM

RAJAPAKSAS LOOKING FOR A ASTROLOGER HELP NEEDED NEED MORE SECURITY AT BAD TIMES

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