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Call to probe law entrance exam
Opposition political parties and lawyers’ associations yesterday called for a CID investigation into the alleged manipulation of the law entrance exam results in 2012.
The main opposition United National Party (UNP) said it was clear that some powerful person was behind the alleged fraud with regard to the law entrance exam paper-marking.
UNP MP Ajith P. Perera told a news conference that the party suspected a fraud after it was found a group of influential candidates had held on to the top fifty slots in the rankings.
All these students are alleged to have studied at the same institute and taught by the same teacher.
“This is not a coincidence, but clearly a fraud that needs a top level investigation,” he said.
Mr. Perera said a CID investigation had to be conducted urgently.
Meanwhile the Young Lawyers Association also called for probe stating that it will lodge a complaint to the CID on this the matter. The Association said only 154 students have been selected from a total of 6,295 who sat the exam in the Sinhala medium while 133 students out of a total of 705 Tamil medium students had been selected.
Earlier The National Intellectuals Association also called for an investigation into the Law entrance examination results as there were doubts about the manner it was conducted. (Yohan Perera)
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