1 day Ago By Sahan Weerasooriya
Cabinet spokesman Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa yesterday (29) denied President Anura Kumara Dissanayake receiving an update from CIABOC regarding the ongoing bribery case involving former Uva Chief Minister Chamara Sampath Dassanayake and former President Ranil Wickremesinghe. Dr.
Jayatissa, who is also the Health and Media Minister, said so responding to media queries at the post-Cabinet press conference held at the Information Department. Minister Jayatissa said that there was no issue as regards President Dissanayake’s commenting on the matter as it was not a secret. President Dissanayake only quoted Wickremesinghe’s social media post on his correspondence with the Bribery Commission.
Having given a statement to the CIABOC on Monday (28) regarding his earlier declaration that withdrawal of fixed deposits belonging to Uva PC was not a crime, Wickremesinghe queried as to how President Dissanayake came to know of his correspondence with the Bribery Commission. Minister Jayatissa pointed out that Wickremesinghe posted in his social media on April 11 that he could not appear before the Bribery Commission on April 11 and that he was given another date. “Summoning Ranil Wickremesinghe before the Bribery Commission was a known fact by April 11.
The President came to know about it through Ranil’s social media posts. The Bribery Commission had not informed of it to the President,” the Minister said..
