Presidential Commission to probe corruption in Government
Posted by Editor on January 17, 2019 - 3:29 pm
(AFP PHOTO / LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI)
President Maithripala Sirisena has appointed a Presidential Commission of Inquiry to investigate into allegations of corruption and malpractices that had taken place from 15th January 2015 to 31st December 2018, the Presidential Media Division said.
Retired Supreme Court Justice Upali Abeyratne has been appointed the chairman of this presidential commission of inquiry.
Reportedly, four others have been appointed as the members of the commission.
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The commission ought to be given a term of reference.
The members of the commission ought to be comprehensive and not made up exclusively of half baked members of the legal profession
There ought gto be a few at least one ecientist
A historian of reputation (probably a foriegner (moy sri Lankan)
The mebers of the commission to draw up an agenda with a start date and end date
The commission should produce a report to reprt on the progress
Before any further extension of the investigation.
Commission ought to date back 10 yeasr amd if there is any complicity of foreigners then they ought to be summoned
This ought not be a witch hunt like in the past for the outcome of previous commissions had ende up in a stalemate
How many commissions this guy has appointed since he came to power. And does any of his commissions work.?
These commissions are a JOKE.
The primary purpose is to produce sensational news headlines but not supported by evidence admissible in courts.
Just look at the Bond Commission; there were politically damaging headlines but no real evidence for prosecution.
The Commission members are a pack of senile retirees whose aim is to use past roles and positions to earn big money in retirement.
In fact the entire institution called EXECUTIVE PRESIDENCY has become an embarrassing JOKE.
Fiery,
True, what you say.
This President Offioce has become a joke locally and now it is going international joke.
At the meeting with Prex Duterte in Phillipines all except Foreign Minister were opposition SLFP MP’s.
They did not know what was going on because they are not involved in creating Govt Policy.
Massage parlour in Manilla did good business withe these idiots.
We are an INTERNATIONAL JOKE!
this is a waste of public funds as it is a big mathematical question and as such seek the opinion of our 7 mathematical Professors before going futher