So Sripathi Sooriyarachchi is being charged for misusing state property…
So Sripathi Sooriyarachchi is being charged for miusing state property. Fine. But what about the series of misuse of state property and frauds described in the Auditor General’s Reports and the COPE Report. What about charging the Minister still in office who is stated to have expunged the conditions that were laid down by the Cabinet and by the Import Control Law for the issue of permits to import vehicles. The loss was Rs 243 million vide page 143 of the Auditor General’s “Special Project Audit on the Management of Government Tax Revenue”. The Controller of Imports has stated in his reply to audit query that the revisions of fees and the revisions of conditons was on a written order of the Minister. This same Minister gave special tax concessions to specially selected importers and the vehilce nos are given in Page 146-158 ofthe Audit Report.When will this Minister be produced beforethe courts by the CID. What is Ranil doing? Why is the Attorney General ignoring this fraud? What is the IGP doing without taking action on on these frauds -published document- Parliamentary Series No 2.of the Sixth Parliament.
RMB Senanayake
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March 21st, 2007 at 11:56 pm
[…] It’s unreasonable to even for a moment believe that the recent arrest of Former Port Development Minister Sripathi Sooriyarachchi was not politically motivated to a large extent. As one blog on anti-corruption in Sri Lanka notes, Sripathi’s arrest raises valid questions as to why arrests have not been made regarding the gross misuse and misappropriation of public money and property by other high ranking officials in power. […]