HOW CAN SECRETARY BE AN “ECONOMIC HIT MAN” WITHOUT MINISTER’S BLESSINGS?

June 15, 2013
The United National Party today charged that financial authority over the country’s affairs which should rest completely with the parliament has been bestowed upon Treasury Secretary P.B. Jayasundra.


That is the reason why Minister Wimal Weerawansa is claiming that an “economic hit man” is destroying the country’s economy, UNP MP Wijedasa Rajapaksa said. 

He, however, stated that a ministry secretary can never be an economic hit man and that the hit man should be the minister who is keeping him in that post.

“How can a Secretary become an economic hit man without the blessings of a minister?” he inquired.

Rajapaksa stated that the leaders of the state should take responsibility under this situation and they cannot save themselves by blaming it on the “small fry” like P.B. Jayasundara, the Permanent Secretary of the Treasury and the Ministry of Finance.
Police top brass under microscope

2013-06-15

The Ministry of Defence and Urban Planning has decided to suddenly probe the official and personal documents of all senior police officials above the rank of superintendents on their wealth and conduct.
This follows information that DIG Vass Gunawardena had allegedly extorted money and also being a suspect in a murder case.

The Defence Ministry, has handed over to the CID, details of corruption and inconsistencies of a large number of officers of the police top brass. It has also been revealed that these top police officers are still maintaining contacts with the underworld leaders and racketeers whom, they have been in contact, while they were junior officers.