Keheliya, P B and Lalith Weerathunga questioned

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Wednesday, 16 September 2015 - 21:21

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Former media minister Keheliya Rambukwella, former secretary to the ex-president Lalith Weeratunga and former Finance Ministry Secretary P.B. Jayasundera appeared before the Special Presidential Commission of Inquiry on massive fraud and corruption this morning.

They were summoned to record statements following a complaint that the former minister had allegedly caused a loss of 200 million rupees to a state media institution during the previous presidential election campaign.

Keheliya Rambukwella was questioned for over 2 hours.

Later former Finance Ministry Secretary P.B. Jayasundara and former secretary to the ex-president Lalith Weeratunga were questioned.

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