The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya
The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya stated that the Government is allowing the law to operate without interference in relation to corruption and misuse of authority. She said there is no intention to act vindictively against public officials, but officials who authorized improper transactions using their names and signatures will be subject to legal action. She framed continued enforcement as part of the public mandate to stop theft and corruption.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 As I stated, we do not interfere. The law is being enforced, and space has been created for it to operate. We cannot stop those who cry foul, but enforcement will continue regardless. The President stated yesterday to the Sri Lanka Administrative Service that there is no intent to act against any official out of spite. If officials used their name and signature to authorize transactions, the law will act. The people mandated us to stop theft and corruption; we are implementing that mandate. Those who are caught by the law would not need to cry if they had not committed wrongdoing.
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 6 August 2025 ·No. 1755159820030645 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 August 2025. No. 1755159820030645. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/17022