{"id":41199,"date":"2015-05-07T18:38:32","date_gmt":"2015-05-07T22:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=41199"},"modified":"2015-05-07T18:40:23","modified_gmt":"2015-05-07T22:40:23","slug":"president-sirisena-tells-ex-president-sirisena-that-financial-crimes-investigation-division-probing-corruption-will-not-be-dissolved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=41199","title":{"rendered":"President Sirisena Tells Ex-President Rajapaksa that Financial Crimes Investigation Division Probing Corruption will not be Dissolved"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>by Zacki Jabbar<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Amidst accusations that the Rajapaksas when in power had siphoned off over USD 18 billion in state funds, President Maithripala Sirisena has informed Ex-President Mahinda Rajapaksa that corruption investigations launched by the Financial Crimes Investigation Divison (FCID) would continue.<\/p>\n<p>Cabinet Spokesman and Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne told a news conference in Colombo that Rajapaksa during his meeting with Srisena on Wednesday, had raised concerns about the manner in which the FCID was functioning.<\/p>\n<p>While welcoming suggestions to improve the working of the FCID, the President emphasized that its establishment was an election pledge and the body would not be dissolved, Senaratne revealed.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The President ,he said had also pointed out that the ongoing investigations into allegations of bribery and corruption against some members of the Rajapaksa government was not politically motivated or directed at any particular individual, but aimed at re-establishing good governance and the rule of law, a key pledge in his 100-day programme.<\/p>\n<p>Senaratne, observed that regardless of the personalities involved,whether they be in the present or previous government,the law of the land would apply equally to all.<\/p>\n<p>If,those who were hauled up before the Bribery and Corruption Commision felt that an injustice had been committed, they could always seek recourse to justice in the courts of law, which were now functioning independently without any political interference,he added.<\/p>\n<p>Foreign Minister Mangala Samarawera told a news conference in Colombo yesterday that according to intelligence reports , the Rajapaksa family had over the last ten years siphoned off over US$ 18 billion in state funds, either directly or indirectly.<\/p>\n<p><em>Courtesy:The Island<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"tweetbutton41199\" class=\"tw_button\" style=\"float:right;margin-left:10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdbsjeyaraj.com%2Fdbsj%2F%3Fp%3D41199&amp;text=President%20Sirisena%20Tells%20Ex-President%20Rajapaksa%20that%20Financial%20Crimes%20Investigation%20Division%20Probing...%20&amp;related=&amp;lang=en&amp;count=horizontal\" class=\"twitter-share-button\"  style=\"width:55px;height:22px;background:transparent url('https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-tweet-button\/tweetn.png') no-repeat  0 0;text-align:left;text-indent:-9999px;display:block;\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Zacki Jabbar Amidst accusations that the Rajapaksas when in power had siphoned off over USD 18 billion in state funds, President Maithripala Sirisena has informed Ex-President Mahinda Rajapaksa that corruption investigations launched by the Financial Crimes Investigation Divison (FCID) would continue. 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