Special presidential commission seeks to justify its demeaning and self degrading action

(Lanka-e-News -24.Sep.2015, 11.00PM) In an attempt to justify the action taken by the special presidential commission to send its officers to the residence to record the statement of ex president Mahinda Rajapakse , the accused in an investigation into grave frauds , the  secretary to the presidential commission Leslie De Silva told the media  , this action was taken to expedite the investigations and by that the commission showed it follows a policy of non bias.

The sceretary gave this reply as answer to questions posed to him about the officers of the commission going to the feet of ex president  to record his statement when the  ex president who is an accused refused to appear before the commission.

The secretary also said , it was Mahinda Rajapakse  for the first time as ex president faced a situation where he had to make a statement , and the officers of the special presidential commission investigating grave frauds getting an opportunity to meet the ex president and record his statement is a great triumph for the commission , the secretary added. 

Ex president Mahinda Rajapakse was interrogated on the colossal fraud amounting to Rs. 200 million allegedly committed by him by not settling an advertisement bill  of his pertaining to his presidential  election campaign payable to the ITN television network ,a State Institution .

The ex president evaded this issue by stating that it is the secretary of the UPFA who should be held responsible in this regard, while also  adding that it was the latter who was answerable for all the advertisement activities.

No matter what , it is the view of legal experts that the commission’s officers going to the feet of an accused who refuses to appear before the commission  is tantamount to  disdaining  and degrading  the commission.

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by     (2015-09-24 19:16:53)