The leaders of the national unity government have arrived at an understanding to "short-list" nearly 10 most serious corruption and criminal cases against the former first family and prosecute the suspects within the next three months. 

This comes in the wake of President Maithripala Sirisena's outburst at the last Cabinet meeting over going slow on some of the high profile cases against the previous administration. 

"The FCID and the Attorney General's Department will be placed under the President for three months, if necessary, to achieve results," an informed government source told Asian Mirror. 

The FCID is currently under Law and Order Minister Sagala Ratnayaka, a close ally of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. The AG's Department comes under the Ministry of justice and Buddha Sasana, held by Minister Wijedasa Rajapakshe. 

"The UNP has already communicated to the President that it has no problem with the FCID and the AG's Department being brought under the President's control for three months. But, the President is yet to make a final decision on the matter," the source said. 

However, he refused to disclose the corruption and criminal cases that have been short-listed by the leaders of the Sirisena-Wickremesinghe government. 

The President, at the last Cabinet meeting, censured the UNP and its leadership for issuing what he termed "political orders" to law enforcement bodies in a bid to save the top-notch figures of the previous administration.