Colombo Chief Magistrate Granted Permission To Investigate Bank Accounts Of Former President's Chief Of Staff

The Colombo Chief Magistrate  has today(20) granted permission to the Criminals Investigations Department(CID) to investigate on  bank accounts belongs to the former President Mahinda Rajapakshe's Chief Of Staff Gamini Senerath and Nine Others as well as the accounts of four companies owned by them.

Fifty Five UPFA MP'S Handedover A Letter To The President Against Former President Summoning Before Bribery Commission

Fifty Five MP's attach  to the United Peoples Freedom Alliance(UPFA)have signed a letter by protesting  the Bribery Commission's decision to summon former President Mahinda Rajapakshe over an allegation of offering a bribe was handedover to the President Maithripala Sirisena today(20) government sources said.

The Bribery Commission had yesterday (19) requested the former president Rajapakshe to appear before the commission on either 24th or 25th of April to record a statement over an allegation leveled against him at the commission for offering a bribe to the former Secretary General Of United National Party(UNP) Tissa Attanayake.

The UPFA MP's who were signed the protest letter have stated that the Bribery Commission has overstepped it's mandate by requesting the former president to appear before the commission.

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Political Party Leaders Agreed To Conduct The Parliamentary Debate On 19th Amendment

All Political Party Leaders have today (19) agreed to conduct the Parliamentary Debate on  19th Amendment Draft Bill during  21st (Tuesday) and 22nd (Wednesday) of April.The sections of the 19th Amendment Draft Bill which have been approved by the Supreme Court will be discussed during this debate it has been reported.

A  meeting of all Political Party Leaders was held this evening under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinha.

Meanwhile the leftist Janatha Wimukthi Peramuna has announced today that they will support the government to pass the 19th Amendment Draft Bill.

Former President Rajapakshe To Appear Before The Bribery Commission

The Commission To Investigate Allegations Of Bribery Or Corruption  has informed former President Mahinda Rajapakshe to appear before the commission to investigate on an allegation leveled  against him for offering a bribe.

The Former President was charged for offering a bribe to the former Secretary of the United National Party ,Tissa Attanayake it has been reported

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Former President Rajapakshe Has Denied Allegations Of Maintaining Any Secret Foreign Bank Accounts

The Former President Mahinda Rajapakshe has today (19) said through a media release that neither he ,his wife nor sons are maintaining  any illegal or secret bank accounts in Foreign Banks abroad.He said he will deny these allegations as false and baseless.

According to the  former President Some Politicians in the present government are trying to discredit him by spreading rumors on these unfounded allegations.

Meanwhile the Government has revealed recently that a former Sri Lankan Leader is maintaining  a secret account in Dubai Based Bank with  billions of dollars .