Video: Obtaining enjoining order blow to freedom of information

17 July 2015 10:58 am

Former UPFA MP Rajiva Wijesinha said today that the obtaining of an enjoining order, preventing the publication or circulation of the COPE sub committee draft report on the sale of Central Bank bonds, was a huge blow to the freedom of information.

“We cannot speak about the COPE report till July 23. We accept that. We believe that it would make people realise that the deputy minister of justice is obstructing the freedom of information. Why is the report being suppressed," he asked.

Prof. Wijesinha said he was prepared for a public debate with Deputy Minister Sujeewa Senasinghe over the Bond issue.

He alleged that the UNP had directly intervened in the Bond issue by instructing the Central Bank Governor through UNP Chairman Malik Samarawickreme, General Secretary Kabir Hashim and Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake and added that it was done to raise funds for the election.

Prof. Wijesinghe said Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe had also intervened in the Bond issue and this had been proved by his attempts to suppress the investigations.(Ajith Siriwardana)

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