Today I firmly rejected a report on the alleged $2.5 million fraudulent transfer from the Ministry of Finance that was sent to me privately.
As Chairman of the #CoPF, I will not accept backdoor attempts to bypass @ParliamentLK. This report was requested by the Committee, not for my personal perusal.
I stand for democracy, #transparency and proper parliamentary procedure. Public funds demand full accountability, not secrecy.
The Committee has directed the MoF to submit the report officially to Parliament by tomorrow. We will review and discuss it openly.
Full statement: https://t.co/qbSQ2k1A0g
#SriLanka #PublicFinance #Accountability #Democracy
Prosecuting Ranil Wickremesinghe :When a State fails to distinguish between investigation and spectacle, between jurisdiction and adventurism, and between accountability and vendetta, it is ultimately the State itself that stands trial.
https://t.co/8dCk5qezKw
Miss information galore. This guy is actually testing the intelligence of the people. Is he taking the public to be fools to lie like this? When will the lies stop...!!! #srilanka#lka
BREAKING: Canadian PM Justin Trudeau just lectured Trump and MAGA on how "America First" really works. In doing so, he poked fun at Trump for running the country like it's a real-estate deal.
“America First happens best when Canadians and Mexicans are prospering as well. A win-lose between us would actually be worse for them than a win-win. That’s true in international trade, in relations between nation-states. It, perhaps, is not true in real estate deals. A win-lose is probably better for someone experiencing business deals than a win-win. But when it comes to countries, win-wins are actually the best outcomes. “
Denying emergency medical care to an accused is an act of gross cruelty. Having also been an accused in remand custody - not at all surprised at the way Ganemulla Sanjeewa was treated.
A callous disregard for the humanity of the accused pervades our system.
The @CentenarySL launched our Presidential Town Hall. The leader of the opposition @sajithpremadasa joined us for a two hour live discussion. He commited to our 17 demands and also engaged the questions of GenZ and Millennial voters.
@Dilith_J and Wijedasa R will join us today.
@Jamz5251 It's bad enough you publish disinformation. Then make matters worse by trying to draw comparisons, instead of a retraction. Where are your media ethics?
The JVP never filed any sort of action in court regarding the VFS deal. When I spoke to @HarshadeSilvaMP earlier today to find out if JVP members attended COPF hearings regarding the deal, the answer was NO. What does that tell you about the so called anti corruption heroes?
National Police Commission media release states
▪︎ AG has confirmed NPC can appoint Actg Snr DIG (Admin) w'out ascertaining IGP's views under Art 155G(1)(a), in the absence of anyone being appointed to act as IGP.
▪︎ So, seniormost Snr DIG L. Pathinayake appointed to act ⬇️
A challenge to AKD & SP: Come to a public forum and answer questions! – Sumanthiran & Shanakiyan
#SriLanka#President2024
https://t.co/PgMxtuW6L1 via @LankaBrief
BASL has:
▪︎ Condemned the govt's efforts to illegally subvert the course of justice in relation to the Supreme Court interim order preventing D. Tennakoon functioning as IGP, as actions that would imperil democracy; and
▪︎ Pledged to stand by and protect the judiciary ⬇️