AKD & The Seduction Of Power: Can The NPP Remain Above Corruption?
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1 min readFrom 1 outlets- Colombo Telegraph attributes a denial of party members’ involvement in corruption to Cabinet Spokesman Nalinda Jayatissa.
- The outlet says the NPP has pledged disciplinary action if allegations against its members are substantiated.
- Colombo Telegraph reports that allegations concerning several serving ministers’ assets were referred for investigation.
Colombo Telegraph reports that Cabinet Spokesman and Minister Nalinda Jayatissa said no National People’s Power (NPP) member was involved in bribery, corruption or fraudulent activity. The outlet says Jayatissa added that the party was prepared to take disciplinary action if allegations against members were substantiated.
Colombo Telegraph says allegations concerning the assets of several serving ministers have been referred for investigation. It stresses that the investigations do not establish guilt, and argues that political assurances should be distinguished from independent verification.
Colombo Telegraph describes the NPP as having held Sri Lanka’s executive presidency and a parliamentary majority for nearly two years, giving it authority over government machinery. The article frames its central concern as whether the party can maintain its stated standards while in power, rather than asserting that corruption has been proven.
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