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Govt. failures and insidious attempts to intimidate judicial processes - Opinion | Daily Mirror

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11 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“It has been around 19 months since the present Government was elected into power.”
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The evidence from Wikipedia states the presidential elections were held on 21 September 2024. As of the current date (implied by the evidence provided), it has been only a few months, not 19 months, since the NPP government was elected. The claim is mathematically incorrect based on the verified election date.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP; lit. 'People's Liberation Front', PLF) is a Marxist–Leninist political party in Sri Lanka. The party was formerly a revolutionary movement and was involved in two a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janatha_Vimukthi_Peramuna
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article lists political parties in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka has a multi-party political system. Starting from the early 1950s, Sri Lankan politics was mostly dominated by two political parties and th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_S…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National People's Power (NPP), known in Sinhala as the Jathika Jana Balawegaya (JJB), is a left-wing to far-left political alliance in Sri Lanka. It is the current ruling party of Sri Lanka, havin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_People's_Power
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“The NPP had promised to renegotiate the document [IMF bail-out package].”
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Multiple independent sources (EconomyNext and a report citing MP Vijitha Herath) confirm that the NPP's election manifesto included the intention to renegotiate/revise IMF reforms.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ranil Wickremesinghe is a Sri Lankan politician who served as the ninth president of Sri Lanka from 2022 to 2024.Following many internal party negotiations Wickremesinghe agreed to back Sajith Premada…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranil_Wickremesinghe
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web search NEUTRAL — The leftist National People's Power (NPP) in its election manifesto has revealed its approach to re-negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) if the party wins Sri Lanka's upcoming presi…
https://economynext.com/sri-lankas-npp-manifesto-reveals-imf…
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web search NEUTRAL — National People’s Party (NPP) MP Vijitha Herath said the party informed the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that if the NPP were to form a Government, they would revise some reforms that have impose…
https://lankainformation.com/news/politics-online-weekly/ite…
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“In its pre-election manifesto our present rulers also promised a system change where irrespective of position or power all people would be held equal before the law.”
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The Colombo Telegraph explicitly mentions that the NPP reinforced the principle of equality before the law as part of its approach to rebuilding public trust.
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web search NEUTRAL — This means ensuring that everyone has access to the same resources, education, and opportunities to succeed in life. By promoting equal opportunities, egalitarianism aims to level the playing field an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egalitarianism
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web search NEUTRAL — Before assuming power, the NPP and its affiliated trade unions (TUs) were at the forefront of worker struggles.* Reinforced the principle of equality before the law. This has started to rebuild public…
https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/the-difference-wh…
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web search NEUTRAL — Equality before the law mengandung makna bahwa tiap warga negara memiliki perlakuan dan hak yang sama di depan hukum.
https://www.kompas.com/skola/read/2022/05/25/083000969/makna…
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“They promised a crackdown on organised crime and strict implementation of an anti-corruption programme.”
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While there are general mentions of anti-corruption mandates and the NPP's emergence from crises of legitimacy, there is no specific, multi-source confirmation of a detailed 'anti-corruption programme' and 'crackdown on organised crime' as a specific manifesto promise in the provided evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — The National Anti-Corruption Bureau is one of the beneficiaries this program.[17].The direct control over the bureau is conducted by the parliamentary committee for combating organized crime and corru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Anti-Corruption_Burea…
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web search NEUTRAL — Both the AAP and the NPP emerged from profound crises of legitimacy. The AAP grew from the 2011 India Against Corruption movement, channelling mass fury at political dynasties and patronage networks t…
https://slguardian.org/when-the-broom-meets-the-mud/
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web search NEUTRAL — In Sri Lanka, the opposition parties campaigning against the NPP — the remnants of the SLPP, the SJB, and various nationalist formations — include figures directly implicated in the economic mismanage…
https://srilankabrief.org/when-the-broom-meets-the-mud-anti-…
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“It also promised to restore the independence of the Judiciary, strengthen state institutions and eradicate interference to the Judiciary.”
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The provided search results discuss judicial independence in general terms or in the context of other parties, but do not provide a direct confirmation of the NPP's specific manifesto promise to restore judicial independence and eradicate interference.
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web search NEUTRAL — Meanwhile, institutions survive not only through laws but also through restraint, trust, and accepted norms. Breaking a tradition can sometimes renew a system, but it can also weaken the guardrails th…
https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/cj-row-sparks-de…
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web search NEUTRAL — Judicial accountability and independence. The importance of judicial independence and the impact on accountability. How the judiciary is governed.
https://www.judiciary.uk/about-the-judiciary/our-justice-sys…
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web search NEUTRAL — Instead, they were met with an orchestrated storm of outrage from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and its surrogate groups, culminating in the now infamous 5th May. demonstration, a confused, partisan s…
https://www.modernghana.com/news/1397638/the-intoxicated-npp…
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“Since the NPP Government came into power, two former ministers have been sentenced to terms in prison.”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists of dictionary definitions of the word 'two' and does not contain any factual information regarding the sentencing of former ministers in Sri Lanka.
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web search NEUTRAL — Two is a noun when it refers to the number two as in two plus two is four. The word two is derived from the Old English words twā (feminine), tū (neuter), and twēġen (masculine, which survives today i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2
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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of TWO is being one more than one in number. How to use two in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/two
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web search NEUTRAL — May 9, 2026 · From Middle English two, twa, from Old English twā, feminine and neuter of twēġen (whence twain), from Proto-West Germanic *twai-, from Proto-Germanic *twai, from Proto-Indo-European *dw…
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/two
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“The immediate past president has been charged with corrupt practice, was held in remand custody and is now out on bail.”
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The evidence provided discusses the general state of Sri Lanka and the election of Anura Kumara Dissanayake, but does not contain information regarding the immediate past president being charged with corruption, remanded, and released on bail.
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web search NEUTRAL — Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It is located in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka
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web search NEUTRAL — Left-leaning politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been elected as Sri Lanka’s next president after he won the debt-ridden country’s first election since its economy collapsed in 2022.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c206l7pz5v1o
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web search NEUTRAL — After further investigations into the incident, the owner of the park, Mr. Ajith Gallage, was arrested in the Narahenpitiya area on 17 July 2025. He was remanded in custody after being produced before…
https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/english/misleading-post-c…
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“The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) announced another four former Cabinet ministers and two former State ministers are expected to be indicted in the Colombo High Court on bribery charges.”
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Two independent sources (The Morning and another news report) specifically confirm that CIABOC is preparing to indict four former Cabinet Ministers and two former State Ministers on bribery charges in the Colombo High Court.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) is preparing to indict four former Cabinet Ministers and two former State Ministers on bribery charges at the Colombo High C…
https://lankaleader.lk/news/13703-four-former-cabinet-minist…
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web search NEUTRAL — More bribery cases. Meanwhile, the Government’s action against corruption is to result in the CIABOC preparing indictments against four former Cabinet Ministers and two former State Ministers on bribe…
https://www.themorning.lk/articles/YSua8SwPpXX770LTolGJ
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web search NEUTRAL — Former Minister Rajitha Senaratne: Colombo High Court judge this week granted permission to the CIABOC to amend the indictment on Dr Senaratne in the case where he is charged with causing a loss to th…
https://www.sundaytimes.lk/250608/news/parade-of-high-profil…
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“CIABOC has also initiated an investigation into the alleged suspected illegal assets of six sitting ministers of the current NPP regime under the Money Laundering Act.”
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No evidence was found in the search results to support or refute the claim that CIABOC is investigating six sitting NPP ministers under the Money Laundering Act.
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“Days ago - on 12 May 2026 - CIABOC summoned former President Mahinda Rajapaksa to appear before the Commission to record a statement regarding an alleged US$ 2 million bribe linked to the 2013 procurement of Airbus aircraft for SriLankan Airlines.”
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No evidence was found in the search results regarding a summons for Mahinda Rajapaksa on May 12, 2026, concerning Airbus procurement.
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“on June 11, 1983, during late J.R. Jayewardene’s Presidency. After Court held against government in a case filed by Vivienne Goonerwardene, and her husband, against wrongful arrest and degrading treatment by the Kollupitiya Police, a large mob arrived and staged noisy protests outside the residences of the Supreme Court Justices”
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