| President
Mahinda Rajapaksa appointed a commission to investigate
the procurement of high-value weapons and military equipment
during a five-year period (2000-2005) before he assumed
office November last year. This is in the wake of allegations
the government spent over Rs. 100 million at a time
on weapons and other military equipment and services.
The Commission of three
Supreme Court judges is headed by Justice Shiranee Tilakawardane
and comprises Justices Nissanka Udalagama and Nimal
Edward Dissanayake.
Secretary to the Commission
Mr. Edmund Jayasuriya said the Commission will probe
all aspects of purchases including violation of tender
procedures and guidelines on such purchases and whether
any tenders awarded were cancelled or suspended.
He said the Commission
will probe as to whether the Government suffered any
loss or damage through faulty procedure methods and
if there were any means of recovery of such losses.
Also identify any officials or officers responsible
for such losses to the government.
Further it will also
recommend remedies to shortcomings and flaws found in
procedural methods.
The Commission is to
submit a report of its findings within three months.
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