THE FULL EXTENT OF TREACHERY
It was expected that yesterday (Friday the thirteenth, no less) would be the final day for the commission probing the issuance of bonds by the Central Bank. We understand that there may well be a further two sittings before the end but certainly the CoI has neared the end of the road. All that is now left is for the report to be compiled – no easy task – given the some nine months’ worth of work the CoI has put in.
Under the collective watch of both Presidents Kumaratunga and Rajapaksa it may have been unthinkable that two nay three senior cabinet ministers would be summoned to a legal proceedings and answer questions. Even if this CoI is a fact finding mission. There was a fear psychosis under both these Presidents.
We must also acknowledge that the efforts of the CoI and their lega...