Wimal summoned by Bribery Commission

Colombo, July 1 (Daily Mirror) - National Freedom Front (NFF) Leader and former minister Wimal Weerawansa says he has been summoned by the Bribery Commission to record a statement in connection with an ongoing investigation.

Speaking to the media, Weerawansa revealed that the inquiry relates to the sale of several shops during his tenure as the Minister of Housing and Construction.

“I was given a date to appear before the Bribery Commission, but I notified them through a letter that I couldn’t attend due to a court case scheduled for the same day,” he explained. “Before my letter reached them, they sent me another letter stating that a new date would be announced.”

The former minister also remarked that if he is ever imprisoned again, as in the past, he intends to make productive use of the time.