Missing persons commission to submit interim report to President tomorrow

The Presidential Commission to Investigate into Complaints Regarding Missing Persons is to hand over an interim report to President Maithripala Sirisena on Wednesday, the Secretary to the Commission, H. W. Gunadasa was quoted by the government news portal. The report has already been finalized and it will be handed over to the President tomorrow. The Commission has recorded statements from witnesses during the first week of this month regarding 303 cases of disappearances. The Commission has received 471 complaints, the news portal report said. The Commission at the beginning of this month interviewed 303 complainants by holding public sittings in the Trincomalee District from February 28 to March 3. Out of the 294 complainants invited by the Commission, 128 attended the hearings. The Commission also interviewed 175 new complainants while during its 4-day hearings 474 new complaints were registered, the report said