Corruption's Stain on Sri Lanka's Heritage The arrest of former Sri Lankan minister Keheliya Rambukwella has cast a long shadow over the island nation's already troubled history.
The allegations that he conspired in the theft of a centuries old sacred moonstone from the palace of Veera Parakrama Narendrasinghe, the last Sinhala king, are as egregious as they are symbolic.
The moonstone was part of a ceremonial entrance to the palace and serves as a tangible link to Sri Lanka's rich cultural past.