Bond Commission report online after Parliament receives it on Wednesday By Chandani Kirinde View(s): View(s):The Report of the Bond Commission, as well as the reports of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry to investigate and inquire into Serious Acts of Fraud, Corruption and Abuse of Power, State Resources and Privileges (PRECIFAC), will be available online once they are sent to Parliament on Wednesday (17). The Presidential Secretariat has informed the Secretaries to the two Commissions to make available soft copies of the Reports handed over to President Maithripala Sirisena last week. The non-availability of sufficient copies of the Bond Commission report caused a rumpus in Parliament last Wednesday, which ended in fisticuffs between members of the UNP and the Joint Opposition (JO). The official said the communication from Speaker Karu Jayasuriya to provide 26 copies of the Bond Commission Report which numbers over 1,400 pages, had come on Tuesday evening, and there was insufficient time to get extra copies ready by 10.30 am the following day when Parliament was scheduled to meet. The President’s Office has since assured the Reports would be sent to Parliament by Wednesday (17).

Source: Sunday Times January 13, 2018 19:30 UTC