PB to Presidential commission, Mahinda Balasuriya to CID

Jul 29, 2016

The former secretary to the treasury PB Jayasundara has been summoned to the President’s commission of inquiry to probe into corruption, bribery and abuse of power on the 29th instant to obtain a statement in regard to import of goods to Lak Sathosa during the previous regime without the permission of the government.

PB Jayasundera has been summoned to obtain a statement in regard to importing to Lak Sathosa one hundred thousand metric tonnes of raw rice from India.The government had incurred an expense of people’s money amounting to rupees five billion.

In the meantime the former Inspector General of Police Mahinda Balasuriya has been summoned to the criminal investigation department also on the 29th instant to obtain a statement in regard to the investigations that had been carried out on the killing of the Editor of the Sunday leader Lasantha Wickrematunga during his tenure of office as the Inspector General of Police.