The leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and chief organizer of the opposition Anura Kumara Dissanayake, has stressed that the information contained in the Presidential Commission to Investigate into the Bond issue should be disclosed to the people immediately.
If the information is not disclosed the party will request for the information through the Right to Information Act on Tuesday (02) he said.
Dissanayake said that 17 reports have been submitted through the Presidential Commissions to Investigate Financial Crimes, but none of them has been disclosed to the public. “This should not happen with the report on the bond issue,” he said.
According to Dissanayake, the public has the right to know the contents of the report regarding the controversial issue.Serious Fraud and Corruptions Commission
While the report by the Serious Fraud and Corruption Commission has also been handed over to the President that particular report has not been publicized as yet with authorities remaining silent in this regard.The Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the fraud and corruption was chaired by Court of Appeal Judge Padman Surasena and consisted of five judges.According to inquiries carried out by this commission, it has been recommended that the civic rights of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa be abolished under one charge.Investigations reports on 17 complaints handed over to President
After the commission was established, more than 2000 complaints were received, of which 400 were investigated.
Investigations have been completed regarding 17 of the complaints which have now been sent to the President.
The commision is said to have looked into various frauds committed including the Avante Garde transaction, the fraud at the Hambantota port opening ceremony, irregularities that took place at Sri Lanka Airline as well as the Irrigation and Water Supply Projects of the National Water Supply and Drainage Board.
Accordingly, the President’s office has instructed the Police Financial Crimes Division (FCID), Criminal Investigations Department (CID) and the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption to investigate 120 complaints received.
These instructions were issued as the relevant institutions have already commenced investigations into these complaints.
Meanwhile, the Attorney General's Department has received six reports into the large-scale frauds committed to commence legal proceedings in this regard.
Attorney General Jayantha Jayasuriya has told the media that the charges will be framed in the near future.
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