Gammanpila files complaint against President, PM
May 13, 2015 06:33 pm
Leader of the Pivithuru Hela Urumaya WPC member Udaya Gammanpila today lodged a complaint with the Bribery Commission against President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.
The complaint was made based on a statement made by then Common Candidate Sirisena on November 21, 2014 before the Presidential Election.
The Western Provincial Councillor points out that Maithripala Sirisena had announced he would appoint Ranil Wickremesinghe as Prime Minister, once elected as the president.
Gammanpila claims that according to the Presidential Elections Act, No. 15 of 1981, the promising of positions, issuance of positions and acceptance of positions to ensure victory at the presidential polls falls under the category bribery and therefore it should be investigated.
In the petition Rajapaksa stated that;
“The said investigative unit namely FCID is admittedly established to look in to complaints forwarded by the cabinet sub-committee under the patronage of the Hon. Prime Minister who is also a member of the said purported “National Executive Council”.
The conduct of the certain members of the said National Executive Council would unduly impede conducting an unfair and impartial investigations in to the alleged offences ought to have been committed by me,
The conduct of the certain members of the National Executive Council and the statements made by person thereunder giving ultimatums would impede the conducting of an impartial investigations and coerce the authorities to make adverse findings against me,
In the light of the complaints being forwarded by the sub-committee, there is a likelihood that the said FCID being biased and/or being coerced to make a finding adverse to me.”
Rajapaksa also clarifies on charges leveled against him through media such as the share issue of Lanka Hospitals PLC, purchase of the MiG aircraft and the floating armoury issue.
“The said investigative unit namely FCID is admittedly established to look in to complaints forwarded by the cabinet sub-committee under the patronage of the Hon. Prime Minister who is also a member of the said purported “National Executive Council”.
The conduct of the certain members of the said National Executive Council would unduly impede conducting an unfair and impartial investigations in to the alleged offences ought to have been committed by me,
The conduct of the certain members of the National Executive Council and the statements made by person thereunder giving ultimatums would impede the conducting of an impartial investigations and coerce the authorities to make adverse findings against me,
In the light of the complaints being forwarded by the sub-committee, there is a likelihood that the said FCID being biased and/or being coerced to make a finding adverse to me.”
Rajapaksa also clarifies on charges leveled against him through media such as the share issue of Lanka Hospitals PLC, purchase of the MiG aircraft and the floating armoury issue.
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