Probe into MR’s Presidential campaign funds still on: PM
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday denied any suspension of investigations into alleged transfer of funds during the 2015 presidential election, a statement made by the Prime Minister’s Office said.
Addressing the Parliamentary group of the United National Front (UNF) at Temple Trees, the Prime Minister noted that investigations into payments linked to the Presidential campaign began on 9 May 2016 and are still continuing.
Wickremesinghe also rejected recent media reports that the investigations had been halted and insisted there was no truth to the claims that the Central Bank had stopped an investigation into cheques issued to Standard Chartered Bank by China Harbour Corporation Ltd.
Updating the UNF Parliamentary Group on the investigations, Wickremesinghe had said f...