Speculation was rife in the Colombo stock market a while ago (around 12. 30) on Monday that some brokers had been summoned to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
However there was no independent verification of these reports as other brokers said they were unaware of such a development. One source said the ‘call’ may be connected to the probes on insider trading by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) allegedly by the stock mafia which were suspended after a new chief was appointed about two years ago.
Since opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena won the January 8th presidential poll, an avalanche of complaints has come in of widespread corruption and mismanagement during the tenure of the previous government. – Ends -
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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