NewsSecretary to the President Austin Fernando has informed today that copies of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry on Central Bank bond issue report will be handed over to the Parliament on January 17, Presidential Secretariat said. Replying to the Speaker’s letter asking for copies of the Bond Commission Report, the President’s Secretary informed that this decision has been taken in accordance with the advice of the Attorney General. In accordance with the agreement reached at the Party Leaders’ meeting held yesterday, Speaker Jayasuriya has written to the President asking for a copy of the commission report. In his reply, Mr. Fernando indicated that AG has advised that the report should be first handed over to the relevant institutions mentioned in the report.

Source: Sunday Times January 10, 2018 10:30 UTC