President orders Bribery Commission to probe Sri Lankans named in Pandora Papers
October 6, 2021 10:35 am
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has ordered the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption to launch an immediate investigation into the Sri Lankans and the related transactions revealed in the ‘Pandora Papers’ and submit a report in a month.
It was published in the media that according to the papers, information has come to light that a Sri Lankan citizen or citizens in relation to maintaining large cash deposits, the PMD said.
The President has instructed to submit a report on this information within a month from today (06).
Director General of Legal Affairs of the Presidential Secretariat, Attorney-at-Law Harigupta Rohanadeera has informed the Director General of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption in this regard, in writing as per the order of the President, the statement said.
Instructed the chairman of the Bribery Commission to initiate investigations & submit a report within a month on the recently released #PandoraPapers which caused controversy around the world.
— Gotabaya Rajapaksa (@GotabayaR) October 6, 2021
Necessary actions will be taken based on the report.
Some 35 current and former leaders and more than 300 public officials were featured in the files from offshore companies, dubbed the Pandora Papers, released on Sunday (October 03).
It is one of the biggest leaks of financial documents that shed light on the secret wealth and dealings of world leaders, politicians and billionaires.
The investigation led by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists involved 600 journalists from 150 media outlets in 117 countries.
Former Sri Lanka Minister Nirupama Rajapaksa’s name was also mentioned in the Pandora Papers.
The documents revealed that Nirupama Rajapaksa and her husband Thirukumar Nadesan are the actual economic beneficiaries of an offshore company, managed by a Singapore trust firm, used to purchase luxury residences in London and Sydney, Australia.
The anonymous real estate safe is still active in 201 9, when the available documents stop, it states.
A former Member of Parliament, Nirupama served as deputy minister of water supply and drainage from 2010 to 2015.
