Sri Lanka, May 30 -- Following the imprisonment of former Ministers Mahindananda Aluthgamage and Nalin Fernando, it came to light that the government has instructed for the expedition of investigations into well over 20 more similar cases involving former MPs and officials.

Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Daily Mirror that these cases, some of them as old as 10-15 years, had been swept under the carpet in the past under different governments. He said the current government, formed by the National People's Power (NPP), had opened up these cases and instructed the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to expedite inquiries and investigations for early litigation.

"I can talk about the cases now pending before the CID. The...