Colombo, November 25
A Sri Lankan police officer, who handled the top-level investigations against the members of the previous Rajapaksa government, has fled to Geneva following a regime change here. A statement from the police headquarters said that investigations as to how Inspector Nishantha Silva left the country on Sunday without obtaining formal approval is underway.
Silva was the top sleuth in many corruption and other investigations against members of the Rajapaksa family and top officials since 2015. Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who was elected the country's new president after the November 16 polls, told a gathering yesterday that the chief investigator in all politically-motivated investigations against them had fled the country.
Sri Lanka's controversial Rajapaksa clan tightened its grip on political power after President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa swore-in his elder brother Mahinda as the Prime Minister. Silva is thought have to fled fearing reprisals from new regime. — PTI
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