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Lacille claims corruption case involving two Ministers could have been dealt with during Yahapalanaya
June 03, 2025
|The Island
Former Secretary to the Presidential Commission of Inquiry to Investigate and Inquire into Serious Acts of Fraud, Corruption and Abuse of Power, State Resources and Privileges (PRECIFAC), Lacille De Silva, yesterday (02) said that Yahapalana President Maithripala Sirisena owed an explanation as to why the case involving ex-Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage was not heard during his time.
PRECIFAC consisted of four High Court Judges — Padman Surasena, Amendra Seneviratna, Vikum Kaluarachchi, Gihan Kulatunga — and former Auditor General B.A. Premathilake.
Civil society activist De Silva, who had served as Director of Administration of Parliament for over a decade, said that PRECIFAC recommended action against Aluthgamage and Nalin Fernando, Sathosa Chairman at the time of the scam the state entity suffered a loss of Rs 53 mn. At the time PRECIFAC probed the Sathosa case, Nalin Fernando hadn't entered parliamentary politics, De Silva pointed out urging the government to find out as to why the investigations couldn't be brought to a successful conclusion.
Nalin Fernando first entered Parliament on the SLPP ticket at the 2020 parliamentary elections.
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