Won’t hesitate to take action even if Ranil is found guilty for abetting to corruption: Sajith

Colombo, September 18 (Daily Mirror) - Opposition leader and the Presidential candidate of the Samagi Jana Sandhanaya, Sajith Premadasa vowed that he would take legal action against anyone responsible for major scams in the recent past and would not hesitate to take action against the incumbent President if he too is found to be responsible for aiding and abetting to crimes.

In a candid interview with Daily Mirror, when asked whether in case former leaders of the country even someone like Ranil Wickremesinghe is found to have allegedly aided and abetted to some of these allegations of corruption, Premadasa responded in the affirmative.

“100%. I will” Premadasa responded.

Asked whether he would take action against those responsible for alleged scams which were openly spoken about in public and political arenas such as the Greek bond scam, sugar scam, Treasury bond scam and now an alleged scam related to the VFS issue, Premadasa reassured that his party would enforce the law.

“Unlike those who profess anti-corruption on stages, we are a party that actively seeks to eradicate corruption. We were the ones to go to court about the medicine scam. We were the ones to go to court about the economic disaster and obtain a historic verdict against those who were responsible. We were the ones to go to court about the illegal appointment of the IGP,” Premadasa said..

“We believe that actions speak louder than words. We have proven that we are a party that actively and aggressively seeks to eradicate corruption. For us, this is not a new thing, it’s simply the continuation of the mission we were already on,” Premadasa reiterated.