MS, RW stopped probes into frauds, corruption during Yahapalana government: Ananda Wijepala

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By Yohan Perera and Ajith Siriwardana

Colombo, Feb 28 (Daily Mirror) - Former Presidents Maithripala Sirisena and Ranil Wickremesinghe stopped investigations into hundreds of frauds and corruption cases during the Yahapalana government, Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today.

"I was the Director of the Anti Corruption Unit during the Yahapalana government. We received 1,200 complaints and 500 of them were refered to various institutions such as the Bribery Commission, FCID and CID for investigations. However, both the then President Maithripala Sirisena and the then Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe stopped many of these after getting into certain political deals. However, the present government has resumed investigations into most of these complaints," the Minister said.

He said assets worth billions of rupees earned by various persons through financial crimes and drug trafficking have been confiscated by the present government.

"Assets worth Rs 4.5 billion earned through drug trafficking and Rs 1. 05 billion earned through financial crimes have been confiscated to date," the Minister said.

Comments - 22

loyal Friday, 28 February 2025 11:28 AM

How long are these false illusionists going to keep talking about the past? Deliver your promises..!

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Asela Gunasekera Friday, 28 February 2025 11:28 AM

Ranil and Sirisena please retire permanently from politics and stay at home if what the public security minister says is true.

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Priyanee Wijesekera Friday, 28 February 2025 11:32 AM

The simple truth is that this man was too incompetent to handle the work so he blames MS and RW. His only talent was to refer complaints to other govt institutions. Any postman could do that. A bad workman blames the tools.

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Fairplay Friday, 28 February 2025 12:02 PM

No head of a Division does all the work himself. He directs as required to relevant authorities for action and ensures follow up. So RW with nearly 40 well fatted ADVISORS still could not deliver.

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Dilakshan Seneviratne Friday, 28 February 2025 03:36 PM

Princess RW

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Ama Friday, 28 February 2025 11:34 AM

both MS and RW are corrupt to the core

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Yohan Friday, 28 February 2025 11:39 AM

Why didnt you wait more than 5 years to tell that. Lol

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mohandev Friday, 28 February 2025 11:40 AM

Typical laments of losers

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Wathsi Friday, 28 February 2025 11:47 AM

Mr. Minister, how long, do you think you could 'chant' this same story to the public to cover up your inefficiencies?

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Sokrates Friday, 28 February 2025 11:51 AM

Come time, come justice. They will get all the scumbags, including all the previous presidents. They can then share the presidential suite in a state lodge.

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Bernard Jayatilake Friday, 28 February 2025 11:55 AM

As the Directir of the Anti-Corruption Unit, you had all details and still kept quiet without divulging them and remained in the post to create a nexus between the then rulers and the NPP/JVP combine.

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joshua Friday, 28 February 2025 12:20 PM

we all know, how the cases were opened and closed by those two. Bribery chief was sent home. Ranil was the protector of the rogues whilst My3 didn't know whether he was coming or going. Now all the evidence would have been destroyed too....but hopefully not.

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Shamer Friday, 28 February 2025 01:54 PM

An Alice in wonderland who will never deliver

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dinesh Friday, 28 February 2025 02:00 PM

no use talking about it...show somthing tangible to punish the corrupt former politicians

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Sam M Friday, 28 February 2025 02:21 PM

Six months over that means 10% of President term, still talking about past without any outcome, absolutely non sense,

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Patcitz Friday, 28 February 2025 02:31 PM

Rather GAWAPALANA regime introduced many more CORRUPT practices and misled the public. Exactly both Ranil and Maithri ROBBED the nation than former Presidents Ranasinghe Premadasa, and Chandrika Kumaratunga had stolen.

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Ram P Friday, 28 February 2025 02:43 PM

Ranil Sirisena Mahinda and many others are all back scratchers. They helped one another ignoring their wrongdoings that were never investigated and this system continued. Yahapalanaya we expected a change as promised but never saw the change they promised

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A Supporter of Police Minister Friday, 28 February 2025 03:00 PM

That is exactly what your Government has done. You have stopped probes into frauds, corruption and murders. However, you have not stopped your Police taking suspects to show hidden weapons.

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gamini Friday, 28 February 2025 03:06 PM

so why don't you start it and conclude it

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K. Ranaweera Friday, 28 February 2025 05:46 PM

Two incidents only for one each: Ranil wanted to hide the Central Bank fraud and Maithripala wanted to hide the commuting the death sentence of one Jayamaha's .

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Andrew Friday, 28 February 2025 09:50 PM

He wants to make Cops the overlords of the Public Service and for political intimidation of officials. Auditor General will now be redundant. That’s exactly why RW appointed him under Yahapalana.

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A Concerned Citizen Saturday, 01 March 2025 03:03 AM

Why don't you re-open those probes? You cannot even stop Police taking suspects to where they had hidden weapons!

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