(UTV|COLOMBO) – President Maithripala Sirisena has extended the term of Office of the Presidential Commission to inquire into allegations of large scale frauds and malpractices in SriLankan Airlines, SriLankan Catering Ltd and Mihin Lanka (Private) Limited, to 15 February, 2019.
The President appointed this Commission on 14 February 2018 to inquire into allegations of large scale frauds and malpractices in relevant institutions during the period of 01 January 2006 to 31 January 2018, and the official term of the Commission was to expire on this 31 December and now it has been extended to 15February 2019.
President Sirisena meeting the members of the Commission on Wednesday (19) at the Presidential Secretariat inquired into the progress of those investigations.
The members of the Commission, including its Chairman, Retired Supreme Court Judge Anil Gunarathna participated in this meeting.
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