Puravasi Balaya Insists that Shiranthi Rajapaksha Should Be Questioned
Puravasi Balaya Co-convener Gamini Viyangoda said, that pro-Rajapaksa camp always criticize the government for lack of progress on allegations of fraud , when the alleged perpetrators are not arrested. Once arrest is made after following judicial process, pro-Rajapaksa camp is trying to portray arrests made by police as political witch hunts.
Former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa, should also be questioned over the allegations of financial fraud currently being investigated by police, he said. Further, he called for the establishment of a special tribunal for the judicial process regarding serious financial fraud.
Meanwhile, Convener of National Movement for a Just Society Sarath Wijesuriya said that the investigations on allegations should be carried out without any political interference. However, he observed that this government also seems to be protecting certain people involved in frauds.