Gotabaya should be tried for allegations of misusing funds: SJB

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Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has the right to return to the nation but he should be tried for allegations of misuse of funds as he no longer enjoys legal immunity, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) said today.

SJB CEO Ajith P. Perera told a press conference yesterday that the former President has the right to return to the nation. “Gotabaya Rajapaksa is a citizen of this country and he has the right to return to his motherland. No one can deny this right. However, he should be tried for the allegations of misuse of funds,” Mr. Perera said.

“There was a case against him for allegedly spending state funds for his parent’s monument. These cases should resume and also indictments should be filed against other charges. It is possible to make him face the trials and penalize him if is found guilty, as he does not enjoy a legal immunity as per the constitution,” he said.

Also the former MP said SJB opposes the cabinet paper which has been presented by the Prime Minister to pay compensation worth more than Rs. 100 million to high ranking state offices who complained of political victimization during the Yahapalana government.(Yohan Perera)

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Jef Friday, 19 August 2022 04:10 PM

Sri Lankans only worried about GR how about the majority who put the nation in a mess mismanagement corruption practice been there long before ..Majority played the game of corruption and stil on the padick

Boru Na Atha.... Atha.... Friday, 19 August 2022 04:36 PM

Even Gotabaya coming to SriLanka is not advisable as most of freedom fighters wants to kill him, this is the reality.

Cheers Friday, 19 August 2022 04:49 PM

I agree then how about SJB leader and you including uno and SJB ministers for robbing the nation from 2015-2019

DHA Friday, 19 August 2022 05:25 PM

Don’t waste your time nothing can be proved cos the Rajapakshe’s having noting registered under their name…..check the bank account of his proxies who might be your party members as well

Ari Friday, 19 August 2022 06:10 PM

Ok let's make it a level playing field and name all the leaders who have allegations against them and institute action against all and not cherrypick.

Nilanthi Wickramasinha Friday, 19 August 2022 06:24 PM

The political victimization committee was established because your leader paved path for the Rajapaksas to come to power again by dividing the party,so no use of crying about it now.The least you can do now is start legal action against them since you do not do anything else other than complain about everything

Prediction Friday, 19 August 2022 06:34 PM

Ranil will not allow for the prosecution of Gota as he is dependent on his party members to remain as President. Likely scenario would be ; Americans would deliberately drag on indefinitely the Green card process leading to angry Gota to decide either to stay on in Sri Lanka , come what may, or seek protective residence in India. India is a democracy only in paper in reality it is a large over crowded and mainly a lawless country where if you have money to pay for protective gangs and corrupt policemen, you can employ hundreds of starving Indians as cooks, cleaners , and servants and live a life of no consequences.

Podii Ranja Friday, 19 August 2022 06:35 PM

Without just giving media voice cuts please lodge complaints in the right places. All of you are friends neda malli?

Mahen Ranasinghe Friday, 19 August 2022 07:22 PM

Totally agree that he should be tried for misuse of funds. There are bigger cases he should be tried for, such as murders, abductions etc.

Bernard Jayatilake Friday, 19 August 2022 07:29 PM

Wrong. He should be tried for misusing his position for two and a half years thereby plunging the country into chaos and dragging the country towards bankruptcy.

VJ Friday, 19 August 2022 08:13 PM

Political victimization is a joke. Once again MR is attempting to divert attention from important issues faced by the country.

Aquarius Friday, 19 August 2022 09:00 PM

This is only a dream, show me one Rajapakse who has been tried in our judiciary system? As long as the judiciary, the police and the civil service are controlled by the pohottuwa supporters, bringing them to justice is wishful thinking. How many Rajapakses and their stooges have walked free and enjoying the tamashas of MPs and Ministers. This is why we need a total system change.

freddy foxx Friday, 19 August 2022 09:00 PM

Why only Gota. His entire family,male, female,in-laws and siblings including the name of the butterfly,Ranil Wickremasinghe Rajapaksha should all be hauled in front of a 'special' court.

VJ Friday, 19 August 2022 09:02 PM

Fully agree, he is not above the law. Misusing public funds and in the process abusing his authority. This is only one of 20 odd cases.

Karalasingam Sivalingam Friday, 19 August 2022 09:14 PM

None is above the law, all have to be tried for all their offences committed, specially swindlers,commission receivers, state revenues etc; Trump is to be charged, then what are our politicians.

Tissa Fernando Friday, 19 August 2022 11:25 PM

Your SJB leader Puthanawo should also be tried for misusing Rs 6 billion funds when he was a Minister. Ranil should be tried for robbing the central Bank. Sira should be tried for spending Rs 800 million for his retirement residence. So as your Patali. The list is endless, you too for misusing funds for electricity projects when you were a Minister .

Nihal S Friday, 19 August 2022 11:30 PM

Stop talking. Please take legal actions demanding him to pay the balance of public funds used for construction of his parents monuments, where he accepted wrong-doing.

Sandip Saturday, 20 August 2022 12:59 AM

@prediction Yea you are right with minor corrections . Just replace India by China. Be happy becoming a licker of Rajapakshe family and future citizen of China's colony. You moron never understand what China did to you till Srilanka will be a province of China.Hambontota gone..wait for the CCP endgame.

kamal nathan Saturday, 20 August 2022 01:38 AM

He will happy to go trial That is the safe passage in Sri Lanka to any politician while their party on power.

Saman Botheju Saturday, 20 August 2022 02:26 AM

Bring him back and prosecute him for crimes against humanity, murders committed by him, for bribery, miss use of tax payers money and funneling money from Sri Lanka treasury. Petty criminals get prosecuted and go to prison, why not Nondisena.

Neil Saturday, 20 August 2022 02:57 AM

You are dreaming. Nothing will happen to Gota and all others who looted Sri Lanka as long as SLPP biased CID, Attorney General, Magistrates and Police Chief is office. Get rid of those bastards first.

Prediction Accurate Saturday, 20 August 2022 03:17 AM

Yes. The Prediction is accurate. This whole mess in SL is the devil's work of our monster neighbour. Past and Present. It is a monster created by a private company East India Inc to do their dirty works as an obedient servant for the West. Look at all the neighbouring countries. All ways meddling in their internal affairs from Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Maldives, Afghanistan, Myanmar, SL.. This insatiable, inherited western aggression towards expansion and exploitation at every opportunity. Mahinda Rajapaksa has famously declared in public that he fought "India's War". Sri Lankan PM Rajapaksa offers prayers at Tirupati. The Indians particularly cultivated "Military Astrology"- Britainnica.

Noor Nizam. Saturday, 20 August 2022 04:02 AM

Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa is accused for alleged misappropriation of monies of the Central Cultural Fund, which came under him during the Yahapalanaya government. No probes yet? SJB must ask for it first. Noor Nizam - Peace and Political Activist, Political Communications Researcher, SLFP/SLPP Stalwart.

wsw Saturday, 20 August 2022 06:48 AM

Blaming GR single handedly for past sins is unfair and unjust. Sri Lankans' display a penchant for absolving themselves from collective responsibility at every given juncture and thrive using someone else as a scapegoat. No doubt, the plight we are facing today is a culmination of irrational form of governance and corrupt mechanisms of accountability, rampant within our society. Successive rulers from both sides of the ditch have outdone their predecessors with distinction in the corruption scales, with impunity. It's a sad indictment of affairs and reflection of our society.

Demuni Uduwara Saturday, 20 August 2022 07:07 AM

Can we forget what he has done since 2005-2014 and then since Dec.17, 2019 upto July 10, 2022 ? He should definitely face judicature first !

Tissa Fernando Sunday, 21 August 2022 12:58 AM

Yes he saved you from ruthless LTTE terrorists, so you now get few dollars from their diaspora and you want to take revenge from Gota. How pathetic. If not for Gota, you would still be living in fear if LTTE bombs.

Anura Nanayakkara Saturday, 20 August 2022 08:14 AM

SGB will never have a good future as long as as these types of people put into responsible positions inside the party. Just note the way he uses the media to accuse Gothabhaya Rajapaksa for various allegations. The cases were heard and found Gothabhaya had duly paid what is due . They had found they had miscalculated regarding expenses.

sam Saturday, 20 August 2022 08:30 AM

He may be tried for misuse but more important is how his wife owns so many houses and apartment block in LA and how other family and other politicians got all the businesses, bank accounts and properties throughout the world.

Kiris Baba Amaray Saturday, 20 August 2022 09:30 AM

With all the tight security Gota cannot survive long in SriLanka as he deserves punishment from the public.

Hubert Congreve Saturday, 20 August 2022 09:32 AM

Honestly Ranil took the revenge from Rajapakshes' chasing them, especially Gota away, he is the victor than anyone as he achieved the goal without spending a red cent.

perumal Saturday, 20 August 2022 09:41 AM

RESPONSE TO -Prediction Accurate If that is interference by India in the internal matters, what is your Govt. going begging to India for everything. You should handle the crisis also yourself. You cannot be selective in what matters they can interfere. You want Indian money, vaccines for free, food, medicine, education, blessing from Tirupathi- then obviously this is interference over reliance on the monster neighbor

Impartial Observer Saturday, 20 August 2022 10:08 AM

It is a habit or style to link the JVP of lawlessness and destruction when one talks of the Party.This may have been the JVP of the Pre 2000 era. The present lot of the Party are an exactly different set and we could expect Clean and Honest Governance if ever they are given a chance. Those who have robbed the country and committed frauds and crime in the past will be brought to justice by only the JVP. Others will falter with Deals.

Punchi Saturday, 20 August 2022 10:14 AM

We have no resources to prosecute GR, we are busy focussing on prosecuting the ordinary people who what right to protest, asking for food, medicines, fuel, operating schools etc

surain Saturday, 20 August 2022 10:22 AM

Noor Nizam, you have accused Sajith in your comment for misused of central cultural fund when he was the minister in charge. if you have so much of information

Karalasingam Sivalingam Saturday, 20 August 2022 10:36 AM

Some think once elected to a position the country is their's. Only their physical structure is their's nothing else. Bring back all monies taken out of the country.

Anne Karunaratne Saturday, 20 August 2022 11:39 AM

He should be taken to court not only for misusing of funds but for abductions and murders too! Let him come to Sri Lanka but arrest him on arrival. Not only him, his brothers who are enjoying their lives like nothing has happened, too should be arrested without further delay.

Angoda Lokka Saturday, 20 August 2022 12:25 PM

Govt. has very correctly initiated to probe Prof. Dutu's misconduct and same applicable to also Gota. Underworld disciple Harak-kata and likes too.

Waiting for the elections. Saturday, 20 August 2022 12:59 PM

Rajapakshas along with Ranil may be thinking with emergency regulations they can arrest anybody and they can live like a royal family. NOW the people will realise how the youths of North and east were arrested and tortured under PTA. Now the youths of rest of the country are are facing the same fate of the tamil youths under PTA. The whole world knows that we are having a dictator who is prepared to kill any no of youths for the existence of one man and one family

umas Saturday, 20 August 2022 01:13 PM

NAMALis giving recomendation letters for candidates for governments jobs on parliment letterheads getting ready become the next president and looting will continue

Karalasingam Sivalingam Saturday, 20 August 2022 02:30 PM

Lasantha wicremasinghe's murder is a heinous crime in Broad daylight should be investigated afresh, we are ashamed to call this as a Buddhist country, midst of these kind of fearless murders taking place. Why is not the clegy voicing their concern on these treacherous murders, instead the clergy sphere headed the election campaign to bring the corrupt SLPP to power, the whole nation nation was spellbound when one family grabbing most of the ministerial positions and a drama highlighted , brother wishing the brother, son greeting the father, which was a shameful era of SriLankan political history.

Kola Veri Themes Kumara Saturday, 20 August 2022 05:30 PM

Ranil provides security for you, but when our brave army with weapons reach Colombo to attack you and Ranil, the forces will flee away as the big shots of your forces (intelligence) are with us providing all vital news about your moments.

Christopher Seneviratne Saturday, 20 August 2022 05:43 PM

Basil and the SLPP wants to safeguard GR and the Rajapakse clan. They should all be tried for the crimes they committed. How about the Thajudeen murder and the Lasantha Wickremetunge murder. The CID is practically the private Army of the Rajapakses. So they cover up for them. They go after the innocent Aragala members.

Sadhu Saturday, 20 August 2022 07:48 PM

The big problem in SL is the Sinhala Buddhist culture. They are corrupt and lazy.

Quolp Saturday, 20 August 2022 11:13 PM

Sri Lanka will soon regret mistakes that it is dancing to the tune of the US.

KD Sunday, 21 August 2022 06:36 AM

No evidence Gota stole anything. He's the cleanest politician you could have ever asked for. It's Basil, MR and others that need to be investigated and they are already here. Gota is paying price for 1) looking after you ungrateful lot so well during COVID that economy paid price, 2) bad, mistimed or slow decisions around IMF, people he trusted, fertilizer situation, leaving country and 3) not communicating regularly with people.

Inshi Sunday, 21 August 2022 10:06 AM

They think that the voters have given them a free hand to do whatever at their own will and that the country is their private property. This mistaken notion has got to be corrected and wrong doings punished no matter which govt is in power. Enough is enough.

roobarbie Sunday, 21 August 2022 03:53 PM

There is a charge against Sajith for misusing public funds when he was housing minister in Yahapalu government. Also there is a charge against the current, unelected fake prez being the mastermind behind robbing the central bank. Let us investigate them along with Rajapassa robberies.

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