Decision of the President With Respect of the Resignation of DG of the Bribery Commission

Director General of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption Dilrukshi Wickramasinghe has headed probes into alleged corruption involving top officials in the former government of ex-president Mahinda Rajapaksa, including his brothers, son and officials. Sirisena defeated him in a January 2015 election.

Last week, President Maithripala Sirisena expressed his displeasure after the anti-corruption agency took former defense secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, younger brother of the ex-president, and three ex-navy chiefs – who are hailed as war heroes – to court on corruption charges.

Dilrukshi Dias Wickramsinghe  submitted her resignation to President Maithripala Sirisena last afternoon (17). The decision of the President with respect of the resignation of Dilrukshi will be made today (18).