Customs Director General P S M Charles has been asked to appear before the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) on state sector corruption on October 16.
She is due to give evidence over a complaint that claims that sand mixed with gold had been smuggled out of the country under the guise of exporting sand.
Ms. Charles had given a two-hour-long statement at the Police Unit of the PCoI today (Oct 14).
A complaint has been filed by a Kuliyapitiya resident alleging that sand mixed with gold had been smuggled out on various occasions between 2015 and 2018.
The PCoI is conducting investigations into alleged acts of fraud and corruption at state institutions between January 15, 2015 and December 31, 2018.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
An interim order prohibiting Deshabandu Tennakoon from carrying out his duties as Inspector General of Police (IGP) has been issued by the Supreme Court.
The Presidential election will be held on September 21, the Commission of Elections has decided.
The former leader of the New Sama Samaja Party (NSSP) and the New Left Front and well-known figure in left-wing politics in Sri Lanka, Dr. Wickramabahu Karunaratne, passed away at the age of 81.
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