Sentence 1: The cynical manipulation of Stavely 's easily corruptible islanders was interpreted as an indictment of American imperialism and the cultural tyranny of Western missionaries .
Sentence 2: Stavely 's cynical manipulation of the easily corruptible islanders has been interpreted as an indictment of American imperialism and the cultural tyranny of Western missionaries .
Question: Do Sentence 1 and Sentence 2 express the same meaning? Yes or No?