Former Minister Susantha Punchinilame has did not pay lease, water payments, and electrical energy payments for the official residence he occupied since 2008, Deputy Minister of Overseas Affairs and Overseas Employment – Arun Hemachandra revealed in Parliament yesterday (Aug. 04).
Hemachandra mentioned Punchinilame had moved from the Ratnapura District to the Trincomalee District in 2008 for political actions, representing the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP).
He mentioned that Punchinilame has evaded fee of 1.1 million for electrical energy payments alone.
He additional revealed that regardless of efforts by District Secretaries to get well the excellent funds from the previous Minister, no funds had been made.
Hemachandra mentioned the related recordsdata relating to the matter could be handed over to the Felony Investigation Division (CID) and the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) of Parliament.
The Deputy Minister additionally said that former Provincial Council member Priyantha Pathirana Premakumara had additionally made no funds for an official residence offered to him in ‘Peduru Kotuwa’.
He additional alleged that earlier governments had ignored corruption, fraud and irregularities, claiming that whereas public officers tried to hold out their duties, political authorities had engaged in corrupt practices.
