Accountability Tracker

The Incident Record

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Edition 2026-08-24Rec.

What Happened.
On The Record.

Major incidents, controversies and delivered outcomes under the current government, each labelled by evidence strength: a confirmed failure is not an allegation, an allegation is not guilt, and positive outcomes sit in the same record as failures. Records without a citable source are among those held out of publication. How the labels work · How the records connect

70 published records

by evidence class

Confirmed: 17
Policy shortfall: 8
Disputed: 19
Allegation: 11
Positive: 8
Context: 7

13 results · Confirmed

ConfirmedConfirmed failure2025Very high attention

2025 criminal shooting surge

Police reported 114 shooting incidents, 60 deaths and 57 injuries during 2025, with organised crime and narcotics rivalries a major driver.

Law & Order·2025Full record →

ConfirmedConfirmed failure2025Very high attention

Ganemulla Sanjeewa killed inside court

A gunman disguised as a lawyer entered the Hulftsdorp court complex and killed a high-risk remand prisoner.

Law & Order·2025Full record →

ConfirmedConfirmed failure2025Very high attention

Kotmale SLTB bus crash — 23 killed

An inquiry found driver fatigue was the primary cause and that mandatory rest regulations under the Motor Traffic Act had been violated.

Law & Order·2025Full record →

ConfirmedConfirmed failure2026Very high attention

Negombo prison riot — 26 deaths

Twenty-six people ultimately died in a major prison riot; the prison was operating far above intended capacity.

Law & Order·2026Full record →

ConfirmedConfirmed failure2025Very high attention

323 Customs containers released uninspected

Parliamentary material recorded that 323 containers were released without mandatory physical inspection, contrary to accepted Customs procedures.

Controls & Corruption·2025Full record →

ConfirmedConfirmed failure2026Very high attention

Low-quality coal / procurement crisis

Inferior-quality coal and procurement failures became a major national controversy, affecting generation and triggering high-level resignations.

Controls & Corruption·2026Full record →

ConfirmedConfirmed failure2026Very high attention

Treasury US$2.5m cyber/payment theft

Government funds totalling about US$2.5 million were fraudulently diverted through compromised payment processes.

Controls & Corruption·2026Full record →

ConfirmedCourt finding2024Very high attention

Grade 5 exam remedy violated fundamental rights

The paper leak itself began before AKD took office, but the Supreme Court held that the Cabinet's remedy of awarding free marks for leaked questions violated fundamental rights.

Education & Admin·2024Full record →

ConfirmedConfirmed failure2024Very high attention

Speaker Ranwala credentials resignation

Questions over Asoka Ranwala's academic credentials erupted after he became Speaker; he resigned after only weeks in office.

Education & Admin·2024Full record →

ConfirmedConfirmed failure2026Very high attention

Grade 6 education reform / module fiasco

An inappropriate external link and broader rollout concerns made Grade 6 education reforms a dominant national controversy; rollout was adjusted/postponed.

Education & Admin·2026Full record →

ConfirmedCommunications failure2025Very high attention

'Monkey caused blackout' explanation

The Energy Ministry initially said a monkey contact at a substation had triggered the island-wide outage, an explanation that became internationally mocked before later technical clarification.

Energy & Infrastructure·2025Full record →

ConfirmedConfirmed failure2025Very high attention

9 Feb 2025 nationwide blackout

Sri Lanka suffered an island-wide power failure.

Energy & Infrastructure·2025Full record →

ConfirmedCommunications failure2025Very high attention

Watagala urges emergency action against online critics

Deputy Minister Sunil Watagala told police to use emergency regulations against people he said were spreading malicious statements; AKD later publicly distanced himself from the remarks.

Democracy & Rights·2025Full record →

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