President Maithripala Sirisena has extended till 30 June the term of office of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry appointed to investigate and inquire into alleged irregularities in connection with SriLankan Airlines Ltd., SriLankan Catering Ltd. and Mihin Lanka Ltd.
The extension of a period of one month has been given to the Commission to enable it to prepare the final report on completion of the tasks of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry.
The COI was established in February 2018.
The Commission has been tasked with looking into irregularities in the relevant companies, including the establishment, operation and cessation of Mihin Lanka, and the reasons for the termination of the agreement entered between SriLankan Airlines and Emirates Airlines.
The Commission comprises retired Supreme Court Judge Anil Goonaratne, Court of Appeal Judge Gamini Rohan Amarasekara, Retired High Court Judge Piyasena Ranasinghe, Retired Deputy Auditor General Mallawa Arachchige Don Anthony Harold, and Sri Lanka Accounting and Auditing Standards Monitoring Board Director General Wasantha Jayaseeli Kapugama.
(FT)