The Sri Lanka Police has forwarded the necessary files to the Attorney General for filing 11 cases related to serious crimes including fraud, corruption, murder and embezzlement committed during the reigns of previous governments.
A number of senior politicians and senior officials of previous governments have been charged in these cases.
The Attorney General has decided to immediately file cases and present indictments in 4 cases with full evidence.
Four files related to fraud and corruption including embezzlement have been forwarded to the Director General of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption for completion of the necessary investigations and filing of cases.
The Attorney General’s Department has instructed the Police to promptly complete the investigations to obtain further evidence in relation to the remaining three cases.
It is further reported that a staff consisting of senior officials, led by Attorney General Parinda Ranasinghe (PC) and Additional Senior Solicitor General Rohantha Abeysuriya (PC), is conducting the necessary activities to expedite these cases.
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