President directs BC to probe Lankans listed in Pandora Papers

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has directed the Chairman of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption to conduct an immediate inquiry into the Sri Lankan listed in the controversial Pandora Papers.

The President also directed to submit a report within a month.

In the Pandora Papers, confidential documents, obtained by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, revealed  Nirupama Rajapaksa and her husband Thirukumar Nadesan set up posh offshore trusts and shell companies to acquire artwork, luxury apartments and clandestinely stash wealth, securities and other assets.(DSB)