The Government is awaiting advice from the Attorney General on how to proceed with the investigations into the alleged conspiracy hatched on 8th January 2015 to suspend the presidential election results, Minister of Law and Order Sagala Ratnayaka told Parliament today.
The Minister said this in response to a question raised by MP Udaya Gammanpila who what the outcome of the complaint lodged by Foreign Affairs Minister Mangala Samaraweera with the Criminal Investigations Department on 14.01.2015, requesting an investigation on priority.
Mr.Ratnayaka said a complaint had been lodged and the relevant investigations have been referred to the AG for advice.
Asked why there is a delay into a matter which the government has said should be treated as a matter of priority, the Minister said that there were many such cases pending before AG and hence could be the reason for the delay.
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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