Srilanka, April 13 -- Sri Lanka's police have reopened several major corruption cases, particularly those involving members of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa's family under the new Government led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

These include investigations into the unexplained wealth of Rajapaksa's second son, Yoshitha Rajapaksa, connected to the latter's maternal grandmother Desi Aachchi, and allegations against his first son, Namal Rajapaksa, involving misappropriation of funds in the Krishh property deal and irregularities tied to SriLankan Airlines.

These same cases were pursued during the 2015-2019 Yahapalana (Good Governance) administration but ultimately faltered due to inadequate legal frameworks for asset recovery a...