The Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) probing corruption and irregularities in the government since 2015 has completed 30 cases along with its proceedings.
The Commission had received a total of 1,346 complaints and the police unit attached to the Commission had completed the initial inquiry into 166 of them.
President Maithripala Sirisena appointed the PCoI to investigate into the allegations of corruption and mismanagement taken place in state institutions from January 15, 2015, to December 31, 2018.
The Commission handed over its first volume of the report to the President on September 27th.
Retired Supreme Court Justice Upali Abeyrathne chaired the Commission while former High Court Judge Kusala Sarojini Weerawardena, former Auditor General Pasdunkorale Arachchige Premathilake, former Ministry Secretary Lalith R. de Silva and former Deputy Inspector General of Police M.K.D. Vijaya Amarasinghe were appointed as members.
The commission had recorded evidence on matters related to storing paddy at Mattala International Airport, misuse of government funds on renting out the DPJ building to the Agriculture Ministry, malpractices during the distribution of textbooks, tabs and school uniform vouchers for students and financial fraud related to Mahapola and Suraksha insurance policies.
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