Harsha rejects Private Report on US$2.5 Million Finance Ministry Fraud
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The Chairman of the Committee on Public Finance (COPF), Dr. Harsha de Silva, has thwarted an attempt to conceal from Parliament the investigation report into the criminal diversion of a huge sum of US$2.5 million belonging to the General Treasury through a hacker attack.
MP Dr. Harsha de Silva said that he has completely rejected the confidential report sent to him by the Ministry of Finance regarding the $2.5 million that disappeared from the Treasury under the label ‘For personal use only’. He revealed this while addressing the media in Colombo. MP Harsha de Silva recalled that the Finance Committee had earlier informed him to immediately provide a report on this financial irregularity that had occurred in the…
Harsha rejects Private Report on US$2.5 Million Finance Ministry Fraud
Committee On Public Finance (COPF) Chairman MP Dr. Harsha de Silva says he rejected a report sent to him privately regarding the alleged fraudulent transfer of US$2.5 million belonging to the Ministry of Finance, insisting that it be formally submitted to Parliament for review by the committee. Addressing the matter at a COPF meeting, de Silva said the committee had previously requested a report from the Finance Ministry Secretary on the transac…
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