The Hon. Ajith P. Perera
Hon. Ajith P. Perera raised concerns that corruption cases against politically powerful or wealthy individuals withdrawn under the previous government by CIABOC or the Attorney-General on “technical reasons” were not subsequently re-filed despite reservations made in court and election pledges to do so. He questioned why, although 65 cases had reportedly been re-filed, the most serious and politically connected high-value cases had not been pursued, and asked the Prime Minister to clarify the government’s position.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, during the previous government’s time, cases against powerful and wealthy individuals, and those with political power, were withdrawn by the CIABOC and at times by the Attorney-General citing “technical reasons.” There was suspicion that some of these “technical reasons” were concocted to benefit suspects/accused. There were unusual withdrawals, and then no re-filing throughout. Although the right to re-file was reserved before courts, it was not used. A serious political pledge was given by both main presidential candidates at the last election to re-file. While the figures show 65 re-filings, none of the most serious, politically connected, or large-sum cases have been re-filed. The truly contentious, weighty cases have not been re-filed. Can the Hon. Prime Minister clarify? Some suspects are even in this House.
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- Hansard, Friday, 9 January 2026 ·No. 23149 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Ajith P. Perera. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 January 2026. No. 23149. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/1596