Police are mixing up civil and criminal cases: MR

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Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa said today that the police are mixing up civil cases and criminal cases for political ends and that we should be careful about it.

Mr. Rajapaksa said this when he visited former deputy minister Sarana Gunawardane at the Mahara prisons this morning.

He said arresting people in this manner in connection with civil cases could not be considered good governance.

When asked about development, Mr. Rajapaksa said development had come to a standstill while the government was preoccupied with taking revenge on opponents.

To a question whether he would be involved in politics in the future, Mr. Rajapaksa said currently he was enjoying his leisure and visiting his colleagues who were remanded. Mr. Rajapaksa said he expected the SLFP president to look into these arrests and mete out justice.

“Mr. Gamini Senarath was questioned over a vehicle leasing incident and Lohan Ratwatte was also summoned for interrogation. We can see this trend. This should be stopped and good governance ensured,” he said. (News and pix by Lal S. Kumara, Chaturanga Chandrasekera)

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