corruption

“It will create the perception of corruption and foreign influence in a way that will actually be bad for the Trump administration, in addition to bad for the country,” Schake said.

His remit was to “clean up the corruption,” “end the conflicts of interest,” and “return those agencies to their rich tradition of gold standard, empirically based, evidence-based science, evidence-based medicine,” Kennedy said.

He later resigned over accusations of corruption and misrule.

Dissanayake, who was elected in September, needs a clear majority to deliver his promise to combat corruption and restore stability after the island's worst-ever economic crisis.

There have been several high profile cases this year which convey the problem of prison officer corruption.