National Freedom Front (NFF) Leader Wimal Weerawansa has alleged that the Presidential Secretariat has issued a list of 40 politicians to be arrested by the Bribery Commission.
Speaking during a televised interview, former minister Weerawansa revealed that the list contains names of politicians from the Rajapaksa and Ranil Wickremesinghe governments.
He further said that a director of the Bribery Commission regularly visits the Presidential Secretariat to receive instructions on the course of action regarding the list.
“I am on the list. So are Kanchana Wijesekera and Ramesh Pathirane. Mahindananda Aluthgamage was also arrested like this. The arrests are made over matters that were conducted by departments under the purview of ministries. But, those who headed the ministries are being arrested over these incidents,” Weerawansa said.
Stating that this list was made after the results of the Local Government Elections in May, he said the government is of the view that it lost votes in the election due to not having arrested people over corruption allegations.
Former Minister Weerawansa also revealed that he has been summoned before the Bribery Commission over a matter related to his tenure as the Minister of Housing and Construction. (Newswire)