When Sri Lanka’s economy collapsed in 2022, politicians and officials were accused of brazenly stealing the island’s assets.

Three years later, the tide appears to be turning against the once-untouchable elite, with several members of the former ruling Rajapaksa family and other powerful figures jailed or appearing in court.

The government is pursuing some of the country’s most powerful individuals — with a former president, several ex-ministers and the heads of the police, prisons and immigration all appearing in court.

Ranga Dissanayake, director-general of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), was granted sweeping powers in May to recover stolen assets — even without criminal convictions.

There is no official data of state corruption losses, bu

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