CEB a thieves Den

Sep 30, 2016

It is reported that although  investigations into  several large scale corrupt and irregular activities within the Ceylon Electricity Board  have concluded but no action and punishments have been meted out  in regard to the accused personnel.

In the Sabaragamuwa CEB office a cheque  fraud amounting Rs 2,985580.00 had taken place.The investigation report has been handed over the General Manager.According to the audit report it had been confirmed the fraud had been owing to inefficient internal administration..Although disciplinary action had been taken against the accountant, chief clerk and the clerk in charge of the subject no disciplinary inquiry had been made against the main suspect Shelton Premaratne which had been a puzzle to many..
 
After these irregularities and corrupt activities were complained to the bribery and corruption investigation commission  and the Presidential secretariat about the  secretary to the ministry of power and energy had instructed to investigate. But the investigations are not speedily taking place into the complaints on  irregularities in regard to the transformers in the southern province.
 
The criminal investigation department together with the investigation unit of the CEB had investigated  about the misappropriation of around rupees 11 million worth stocks that had occurred in the commercial unit of the main engineering division in Wayamba province. The officers of the criminal investigation department had forwarded the findings of the investigation to the attorney General's department for advice.This had been mentioned in the CEB investigation report.
 
 
 .It is reported that from the Kotugoda depot pin connections to the tune of Rs 2,100,000.00 have been misplaced.In this regard the report of the CEB investigation report CEB/SIB/2464 against the accused has been prepared.But for the misplacement of goods before the investigations commenced as the accused officer as the plaintiff of the CEB., two staff officers  not involved in this case had been issued charge sheets to appear at Minuwangoda magistrate courts under case number B/681/14.The real accused have misled the police and attempted to cover the fraud.
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In respect of cab vehicle No PB 9081 belonging to the Kotmale power station had been taken to a different location and used in a haphazard manner meeting with accidents, making a loss of Rs 1,602,652.14 investigations had been carried.
 
From the upper Kotmale area without permission the vehicle had been brought to Colombo and while returning back to Kotmale in the Kitulgala area the cab vehicle had overturned causing huge damages. The vehicle had been traced after the vehicle was taken to a garage in the Homagama Godagama area for repairs by the team of investigators.
 
In this regard the general manager had on the advise from the senior superintendent of Nuwara Eliya had lodged a complaint to the Pundaluoya police station under the number CIB 02-30177.After the police investigation the accused engineer had been summoned to courts but had been exonerated of charges saying that the CEB would take action against him.Hence the court action against him had been terminated abruptly by the intervention of the CEB's general manager.
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The CEB trade union representatives are of the view that the  general manager intends to make the case to go underground.