President can’t delay punishing PRECIFAC probe culprits - JVP

RANMINI GUNASEKARA-FEB 28 2019

There’s no excuse for the President to delay punishing the culprits identified by the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI), to investigate and inquire into Serious Acts of Fraud, Corruption and Abuse of Power, State Resources and Privileges (PRECIFAC), said JVP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake today (28).
Dissanayake was speaking at a Media conference at the JVP headquarters.

“The President has now said that he cannot punish the culprits of the Central Bank Treasury Bond scam because they’re part of the current Government. But PRECIFAC found frauds committed by 33 people. These are the likes of Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa, former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Parliamentarian Wimal Weerawansa. But none of these people are part of the Government. So what’s stopping the President from bringing these culprits to justice?”

He further alleged that the President’s private secretary was also one of the culprits identified by PRECIFAC.

“So right now, the President has employed people who were accused by his own Presidential Commission. This is a desperate attempt from a President vying for a chance to become the Presidential Candidate again.”