President Maithripala Sirisena is said to have ordered a gazette to be immediately issued bringing the Attorney General's Department under him. This is a similar tactic used by Mahinda Rajapaksa during his regime during which the department lost all semblance of independence. Despite Sirisena repeatedly criticized the move on the election trail in 2015 he appears to have gone the same way now.
Rajapaksa’s in shock
However sources say the Rajapaksa camp is now uneasy following Sirisena’s decision and are concerned regarding the new developments.
Presidential Secretariat also appears to be paying attention to Basil Rajapaksa’s moves to strengthen the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna as opposed to the illegal but new government and working to highlight Mahinda Rajapaksa instead.
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