Deputy Minister of Social Empowerment and Welfare, Ranjan Ramanayake, made a revelation at a media briefing held in Colombo on Monday September 26.

At the briefing, Ramanayake marked the difference of good governance against that of the previous regime.

“This is not a hunt”, he said.

He went on to note that the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption is conducting investigations, regardless of any party difference.

He also claimed a deputy minister of the government will be soon brought before the law, as 95% of the investigations into the individual has been completed. And for the first time in the history of Sri Lanka  a deputy minister is to be taken into custody by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption.

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