President appoints commission to investigate bond issue

27 Jan, 2017

President Maithripala Sirisena has appointed a three member committee to investigate the Central Bank treasury bond issue.

The President’s office said that Supreme Court Judge K.T. Chithrasiri, P.S. Jayawardena and Retired Deputy Auditor General K. Velupillai.

The President had said that the commission will complete the investigations in three months.

Parliament this week debated the report by the?Parliament Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) on the alleged bond scam.

Last November the President said?a judicial process must be launched into the Central Bank bond scam.

The President said that an independent investigation must be held on the allegations.?(Colombo Gazette)

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