The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education
The Prime Minister rejected allegations that the Government was selectively protecting individuals or evidence, citing ongoing cases against former President Ranil Wickremesinghe as evidence to the contrary. She stated that prosecutions would proceed according to due process and affirmed that the Government would not shield anyone from legal action.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 We completely reject that allegation. If we were protecting anyone by tiers, then we would not be proceeding with cases against former President Ranil Wickremesinghe. There is no such thing. We do not shield anyone or evidence. It is ironic that those who protected each other while in power now accuse us when we proceed properly. We protect no one; we will proceed with prosecutions and not shield evidence, and we will continue this work directly and firmly.
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- Hansard, Friday, 9 January 2026 ·No. 23149 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 January 2026. No. 23149. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/1602