Sri Lanka, Aug. 23 -- After a person is arrested for misappropriating government funds, some opposition MPs say that the law is equal to all, but high rankers and politically powerful people cannot be arrested, Leader of the House and Minister Bimal Ratnayake told Parliament yesterday.

"What has happened to Opposition MPs today is that they welcome the prevailing of rule of law but are worried when it is applied to them and their associates," he added. How can they say that since the law is equal to all.

"If someone has committed a mistake, the law will be implemented regardless of their ranks and status. It is pathetic that some Opposition MPs stand behalf of the wrongdoers who have destroyed the public wealth and made the country bank...